The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-03-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. J. r. Hellams, of Dials, was in
the city Friday.
Mr.. E; P; Milan, of Waterloo, was
here on Friday.
Mr.. John Cunningham of Waterloo was
in the city yesterday
Rev. w. E. Calender held service at
Clinton Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. G. G.. Featherstone has returned
from trip to Newberry.
Hon. John M. Cannon announces his
candidacy today for State senator.
Mr.. w. A. Burns, of Barksdale, was
in the city Thursday on business.
Magistrate and Mrs. p. M. Hellams,
ping.
Mr.. Chas. B. Roper was in the city
Thursday from the Hickory Tavern sec
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Simpson, of
Cross Hill, spent two days in the city
last week.
Mrs. l.. d. Pitts and children, of
Rock Hill, are expected in the city this
week to visit relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Posey attended
the funeral last week at Cokesbury of
Mrs. Posey's father, Mr.. Jas. r. Jones.
Chief of Police w. S. Bagwen has
moved into his new residence on Gar
lington street.
MIR. w. H. Geer, travelling reprenta-
tive of The State newspaper, is in the
city today.
Large numbers from here are attend
ing the Dixon meeting being held this
week at Clinton.
Fire broke out in the waste house at
the Laurens Cotton Mills Sunday after
noon, but was put out before much
damage was done.
Many compliments were passed on
Davis-Roper Company's great "White
Carnival" They, too, say they are
well pleased with the attendance
Mrs w. H. Anderson, Misses Pauline
Anderson, May Little, Agnes Adams,
Nell Miller, Messers. e. o. Anderson
and Gus Babb spent Sunday in Clinton
Mr.. Jas. B. Taylor and little daugh-
ter, Lucille Taylor, were in the city yes
terday returning to Greenville from a
visit at Princeton.
Mr.. John A. Franks, resident of
South Harper street, will have his
MIR. Cooper having the contra
Col. Thos. B. Crews, executive com
mitteeman from this county, attended
meeting last night in Columbia of the
State Democratic executive committee.
Rev. C. F. Rankin, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will preach
at Ora next Sunday afternoon at g
o'clock.
=, Mrs.~Thayer, wife of the Rev. w. E.
Thayerr, who underwent surgical
operation one day last week, is repor-
ted to be doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
Supt. R. A. Dobson, of the city
schools, visited the schools of Colum-
bia last week, for the purpose of in
specting the graded system, the build
ings and general equipment.
Mr.. T. X. Hudgens, president of the
Laurens Steam Laundry, attended the
annual meeting of the Laundrymen's
Association of the Cardinals S held Mon
day at Columbia.
Misses Josie and Sadie Sullivan, two
attractive Laurens girls, who are stu
dents at the College for Women, Col
umbia, spent few days at home last
week.
Mr.. David r. Mahaffey, for several
years popular young business man of
this city, now engaged in business at
Fountain Inn, with his cousin, Mr.. D.
Broadus Roper, was in the city Friday.
Help the city school library, and
thereby the children of the community,
by attending the entertainment Friday
evening, March 20. The United States
will be represented at Mrs. j.. II. Sulli-
vans residence, Cuba at Mrs. j. O. C.
Fleming's residence, Iceland at the
residence of Mrs. j. N. Hudgens and
Japan at the residence of Mrs. Meng.