The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-08-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.

great popularity contest.
T. B. Greneker Of Cedar Grove"
Edgefeld county, after visiting rela-
tives in Newberry county. is on a visit
to his aunt Mrs. w. F. Wright. in Ty-
lerSville.
a weeks meeting at Sandy Springs
closed last Saturday night with one
addition to the church-a sweet and
lovely little girl.
Today, August %. is the anniversary
of the disastrous flood of 1905
Mr.. John l.. Gilkerson has accepted
position in the transportation de-
partment at Columbia of the Southern
Railway Co.
A citizen Of Gafrney has Dixon
sweep 80 years old and Watts plow
40 years old, both in good condition.
Mr. Chas. S. Dwight. Jr.. of Dillon.
was in the city last week on a visit to
his father. Capt Chas. S. Dwight at
/ Gray's hotel.
Day and Frank Wright Of Newberry
returned home last week from visit
. to tl:eir aunt, Mrs. Margaret Wright,
and other relatives in Tylersville.
Mayor Babb and Chief of Police Bag
we'll and their families returned last
week from short visit to Charleston.
Mr.. w G. Eichelberger is making
good policeman. and they say he got
there right now as a TylerSville cit
izen would say.
Policeman Jernigin was in Column
bia day last week on business.
There was a lawn party at the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs Il. b. Brown in
the country Friday night which was
largely attended. quite a crowd being
from the city. They report pleasant
time.
Miss Mary Wicker of Newberry
county is visiting her cousin. Miss
Ethel Cromcr.
Mr.. II. B. Kennedy of this city has
three rare pieces of paper money
They are for ten and twenty-five cents.
series Of 1874.
Mr.. j. II. Sprouse has resigned his
position at the store OF o. b. Simmons
Il Son to return TO his home at FOUn-
tain Inn. His friends here regret his
departure. as he had a circle OF Gus.
toners who liked to have him wait
upon them at the we'll known store
whore he was SO reliable clerk and
they hope that his return to the farm
will be greatly beneficial to his health
which he thus seeks to regain.
The popularity contest through The
Advertiser is getting livelier every
day.
Mr.. Reuben Clardy spent a few days
| in the last week with his mother. Mrs.
J. NJ. Clardy leaving Wednesday for
F., a trip to New York.
1 Mr. and Mrs. r. Ben Taylor of
/ Greenwood after brief visit in the
| city, are spending this week with rel
/ atives at Princeton.
Capt w. A. McKelvcy of Lickville
accompanied by his son and daughter.
attended the veterans reunion at
Rocky Springs Thursday the party
spending Thursday night with their
kinsman, Mr.. j. w. Donnan OF Sandy
Springs.
IIr. and Mrs. G.. y. Taylor of Har-
mOny. Sullivan township. were in the
city Friday returning from ten days
visit to Rev. and Mrs. p. G. Battle
/. Carolina city, Mr.. Taylor took occasion
| to visit some of the old historic places
/ in and around Greensboro, including
/ the Guilford court house battle
/ ground. Here he pluCked a leaf from
the famous Liberty tree. giant
white oak, the top OF which according
to tradition. was bitten OFF by Corn
wallis horse in 1881.
Mr. Claude Floyd. formerly of this
county but now residing i'm Birming
ham. Ala. spent last week i'm LaurcnS.
This is Mr.. I'lOyd's first visit TO his
old home since he left here ten years