The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-04-08
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Iioh was in the city Monday.
Mr.. w. R. Cheek prominent planter
OF Gray Court was in town Monday.
Mr.. L. u. McCravy was registered
at Gray's Hotel on Friday.
Mr.. ]. F. Whitmire, of Clinton, was
in the city Saturday.
Mr.. w. S. Langford, of Newberry,
was visitor in the city Sunday.
Mrs. James l.. Killian, of Greenville,
is with her brother, Mr.. C. D. Moseley.
Mrs. Chesley Lucas and children, of
Chester, are visiting Mrs. w. E. Lu-
cas-.
Mrs. Jane Parks of Greenwood is
visiting her daughter Mrs. S. d. Chill
dress.
Mrs Hale Stands of Clinton spent
"Wednesday in the city with Mrs. G. c..
Albright.
| Mr.. S. b. Goodman, carrier of r F D
No. Mountville, was in the city on
business, Monday.
Mrs. Hagan Notes, of Mountville.
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. H.
| league, last week.
Mrs. j. C. Philpot, after visit to
relatives in the city, returned Friday to
her home in Columbia.
Messrs. w. j. and E. H. Wise, of
Spartanburg, were in the city Friday
and Saturday.
Mr.. S. E. Henderson, the popular
postmaster at Barksdale, was in the
city Saturday.
Rev. j. o. Davis and family. of
Greenville, are visiting relatives in the
county this week.
Miss Anna Childress has returned to
Chicora College after spending few
days at home.
Mrs. John Simmons of Mountville
spent Wednesday in the city as the
guest of Mrs. j. H. league.
Miss Ora Dell Hunter of Ora spent a
few days in the city last week as the
guest of Mrs. Hampton Hunter.
Miss Lillian Peterson of Winthrop
College is spending few days with her
mother, Mrs. Maggie Peterson.
Rev. w. E. Calendar, rector of the
episcopal church of Laurens, has ac-
cepted an invitation to preach at Trinity
church, Columbia, on April 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. C. Fleming enter
tanned at tea Thursday evening for
Kew. Mr.. Rankin and wife and Miss
Strlckler, of Richmond, their guests.
Mr.. 7: Med. Roper, formerly of the
hickory Tavern section, now a resident
OF this city, announces his candidacy
this week for county commissioner.
mers M was WsteFF n FhMY hMeFtn etH 2f ths COUNTY
Martin paid THE ADVERTISER pleas
ant visit.
Messrs. Richard Childress, T. O.
Flowers, Jr., and 7. C. Bolt, of the
Presbyterian College at Clinton, came
up Saturday and spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Childress.
Mrs. w. D. Fergusan is going to
Newberry this week, tovisit Mrs. P. G.
Ellison, and remain until after the we'd
ding of Miss Laura Vance and Mr.. w.
d. Copeland,
Mrs. Flemming Jones, Misses Helen
Goggans, Bessie Bird, Amelia Kennedy
and Bertha Wells, and Mr.. r. Vance
Irby made an automobile trip to New
berry last Saturday to spend the day
with Miss Helen Goggans.
The Rev. j, T, Taylor, Of Ware
Shoals, was in the city few days ago
on his way to Greensboro, N. c., where
he is Engaged in meeting with Rev.
P. G. Battle, of the North Carolina
Methodist conference and pastor of one
of the Greensboro churches.
Miss Wilma Prentiss gave birthday
party Tuesday afternoon at the home
of her grandmother, Mrs. w. H. Gar
rett. A number of her young friends
celebrated this happy occasion with
her, and after the -pleasurable
open-air games they were served with
delicious cream and cake.
Some of the early risers of Laurens
report that frost was seen early Satur-
day morning. The climatic conditions,
however, are such that no damage re-
suited therefrom. 1t was so dry and
the frost so light that it will have no
effect on any growing plants or tree
blossoms. This Is the first frost re-
ported In some time.
Mr.. B. l.. Henderson, of the Ware
Shoals neighborhood, was in the city
Saturday, and paid THE ADVERTISER
visit. Mr.. Henderson hegan reading
this paper with its first issue, twenty
three years ago, and has not missed an
issue since. He is one of our staunch-
est friends, and. we hope that he may
reed the paper for many years to come
The Rev. G.. Lewis Fowler, pastor of
the Baptist church at Clinton, arrived
in the city last Thursday to begin
series of revival services at the Second
Baptist church of Laurens. Mr.. Fow-
Ter is graduate of Furman and the
Harvard School Of Theology, and is
preacher OF 40 small ability His work
in Clinton has been on aggressive lines,
and his presence and work here should
| produce good results,
Mr., Thos. E. Wicker, of Newberry,
spent Sunday in the city with Mr.. S. G.
Mcdaniel. Mr.. Wicker is a rural letter
carrlor at Newberry and is very pro-
gressive young citizen. For several
months he has been very active In an
effort to get his county interested in
the good roads movement. Of course
the newspapers and others have had to
do with the agitation Of better roads
which Mr., Wicker intimated would
likely be made an issue in the approach
ing county campaign.
Commission Named For The Infirmary.
Gov. Ansel has appointed the com
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