The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-11


for the occasion. everything having
been done to make the occasion joyful
/ and bright as we'll as impressive. The
/ ceremony was very simple one, be-
/ ing performed by Rev. W. E. Wig
/ gins, of Fountain Inn. Immediately
after the ceremony a splendid wedding
! spread was served, after which the
1 young couple drove TO the train to
I take bridal trip TO the mountains
/ OF North Carolina. After their re-
( turn, they will be at home to their
/ friends on College Place.
/ Mrs Hires is we'll known in Laur
/ rens. where she has spent a portion
/ OF her life. She is a talented and
charming young woman of many
/ pleasing traits of character, a young
lady who has made unnumbered
friends wherever she has been. Mr..
HERS Is the agent for the Southern
Express Company and is considered
one OF the company's most capable
employees, one who is certain to rise
to prominent place in the company's
affairs. Mr.. HERS is a member of
the City Council and is a very pop
ular man generally in Laurens. The
marriage of this young couple is a
source Of much pleasure to their
numerous friends.
At an entertainment given Wednes-
day by Miss Jessie Trotter in Sewer
| vile. Tenn, announcement was made
OF the approaching marriage of her
sister, Miss Lucille Trotter, to Mr..
| Robert Brooks Childress, of this CITY.
The marriage will take place the 18th
of this month, the couple returning
| to this city to make their home. Miss
ITotter is not stranger in this
city, having visited her sister Mrs.
Z. II. Hicks, here last summer when
she made numerous friends by her
beautiful graces of person and man
ner. Mr.. Childress is the junior mem
ber OF the firm of w. p. Chiidress &.
Son and is prominent and popular
young business man of the city.
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The home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. G..
| Mattox, of Jefferson, Ca. will be the
scene OF wedding tomorrow after
noon which will be of interest here,
when their daughter, Miss Sarah Mat
toX, will become the wife Of Mr.. w. G.
Mcdaniel, of this city. The bride
eIecr 10 wall kpou-p o,d no,,,Io.
young lady of the Georgia city, while
Mr.. Mcdaniel is popular employee
in the postal service here After
( bridal trip, they will be temporarily
at home with Mr. McDaniels mother
until they build on the lot which he
owns on the street to the rear. Mr..
Mcdaniel will be accompanied to
Jefferson by several friends who will
be present on the momentous occasion
Laurens has been more than usual
ly gay with receptions, teas and
showers" given to several of the
popular and charming young ladies,
who will be numbered among the June
brides of 1913. Among the most de-
lightful of these occasions was the
PIN, Needle, Button and Thimble
Shower" given by Mrs. j. S. Bennett
on the morning of June 8, to the
brides-to-be, Miss Hananh Tolbert and
Miss Helen Crisp. The decorations
in the hall, parlor library and din
ing room were ferns and daisies.
Baskets and vases Of these starry
eyed beauties of the meadow" made
sylvan scene very refreshing in the
hot dry weather.
After a pleasant social hour this
merry crowd of about thirty young
ladies was invited to the dining room;
regular "hen party, to have daisy
fortune tol dthem." From the chan
delier, graceful festoonings of leyyow
extended to the polished table. On
the centre of the handsome renais-
sance lace covering was mammoth
daisy Of crepe paper and on the under
side OF its petals was written the
coming fate Of each one. After a de-
licious salad course, each fair maid
en- pulled petal from the daisy and
read her fortune OF course not one
is to be left to the sad lot Of "old
maid
There never was goose so gray
But sometime, soon or late,
An honest pander camo that way