The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-12-04
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

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Miss May Little spent Thursday in
Clinton.
Miss Laura Barksdale has returned
from visit to Spartanburg.
DR.. and Mrs. w. D. Ferguson spent
Thanksgiving in Newberry.
Mr.. Homer Blackwell spent Thanks
giving at his home in Due West.
Mrs. Ragin, of Summerton, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Mary Bowen.
Mrs. Robert Adams of Clinton spent
several days in the city last week.
Messrs. Dick Childress and Tom Bolt
have returned to Wofford College.
Miss Lizzie Parks of Fountain Inn is
visiting at MIR. H. B. Kennedy's.
Mrs. Carlisle Nottingham of Cape
Charles. Va, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Rosa Caine.
The Daughters of the Confederacy of
South Carolina will meet in Chester,
December A.
An election will be held in Union
county December 27 for the purpose of
voting on the dispensery question.
Miss Annie ChildIess, a student at
Chicora. spent Thanksgiving with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Childress.
Misses Toccoa Caine and Lucia Simp-
son were at home from Converse for
the Thanksgiving season.
Messrs. Charles and Richard Simpson,
students at the South Carolina Univer-
sity, spent Thanksgiving at home.
Miss Tallu Neville, who is teaching
in the Graded schools of Clinton, spent
Friday and Saturday at Mrs. Aiken's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Stands and child
rem of Clinton were the guests of DIR.
and Mrs. G.. c. Albright for Thanks
giving day.
Mr.. H. H. Evans has been defeated
for mayor of Newberry by Mr.. j. j.
Lanford by majority of "a out of a
total of 688 votes.
Mrs. H. K. Aiken went to Charleston
Monday to attend meeting of the ex-
ecutive board of the South Carolina
branch of Kings Daughters.
Miss Julia Irby arrived from Phila-
delphia Sunday and is with her mother,
Mrs. Mamie Irby. Miss Irby has re-
Gently returned from trip of several
months to Europe.
D. w. Alderman, wealthy lumber
dealer of Clarendon county, has brought
suit against the treasurer of Clarendon
to recover the amount of money he
paid as income tax.
e. D. Smith, president of the South
Carolina Cotton Growers Association,
IN oil fN,. civ ,,,
tai at Florence. 1t is feared that he
will never be well man again.
A. G. Kcllock, of Darlington, has
been elected treasurer of the Cheraw
Cotton Mill, recently organized with a
capital stock of $150,000. James Dill
lingham, of New York, is president.
Mrs. j. r. Wilcutt of Cross Hill is
the delegate from the b. w. Ball chap
ter Daughters of the Confederacy, to
the State meeting of the U. d. C. which
is being held in Chester this week.
Miss Sally Barnwell Aiken, of Yon-
kers, n. Y, was guest of DR.. and
Mrs. H. X. Aiken for several days last
week. Miss Aiken's father, whose
business office is at 719 Broadway, is a
first cousin of Dr. Aiken, and belongs
to the Georgia branch of the Aiken
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Morrisett are at
Mrs. w. l.. Boyd's for a month, and
would like to remain longer in Laurens
if they can secure cottage. Mr.. Nor
risett travels for a Richmond firm, and
his charming wife was formerly Miss
Lila CalYin, of Augusta. AS the society
editor of the Chronicle, she was already
known Of some here, and we are glad
to welcome both of them for as long a
stay with us as they can make.
Just about year from now we shall
be entertaining the Methodist Confer
ence. So strong was the expressed de-
sire of many to come to Laurens that
other towns withdrew from contesting.
We will be delighted to have all the
''bretheren" with us next December.
They are fine body of men, and when
they return there will be $50 more ad-
mirers Of our city speaking a good
word for it in every part of South Caro-
lima. This will more than repay each
Individual who does his small part in
taking care of a few. "Be not loath
to entertain strangers, for by so doing
some have entertained angels una
wares" is still gospel truth.