The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-02-02
LANFORD NEWS.

said that the paper this week would
be telling everybody about the snow
and the little school boys and girls
said that the correspondents would
have lots Of news If they won tell
all the fun they had -bal,ing. 1t
without any serious accidents from
their reckless skating. Miss Iona
Mel Williams was hurt little when
she fell and almost broke her collar
bone but after visit to the doctor
she was soon ready ;or the fun again.
Somo Of our sick have recovered
sufficiently to be seen out and walk
ing around. Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Pat
terson are both better and able to be
up while their daughter, Miss Lenora
Patterson, was taken with an attack
OF flu last Saturday. She is better at
present.
Mr. A. r. Holmes and family are
able to be up again.
Mrs. Mamie Thomas, Of Woodruff,
has been spending few days with
her father Mr. w. a. Thomas, who has
been very sick.
Mr.. ]. #. Burgess and family have
also recovered from their recent ILL
ness. We were glad to see MIR. and
Mrs. J. Il. Patterson able to be back
at Sunday School Sunday morning.
Saturday, Jan. 29th, was the birth
days Of Mrs. T. A. Drummond Mrs. c..
l.. Waldrep, Mrs. j. w. Johnson and
Mrs Clarence Garrett. So Mrs. Drum
mond entertained them at her home
with an elegant dinner, one Of the best
ever tasted, SO they say. Others pres
ent were Misses Nina Lewis. Jennie
Burgess and Pearl Chapman, the Ian
ford school faculty; Mrs. NJ. w. Fow~
Ter. Miss Carrie Fowler, Mr.. Frank
Drummond, Mrs. j. Nj. Fleming and
Mrs. Mamie Drummond. They all pro-
nounce Mrs. Drummond charming
hostess and hope they will have many
more such birthdays.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary so
ciety will have a special meeting Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. 1t is
very important that all tho members
attend this special meeting Of great
interest and Importance
There were only two men, MIR. J..
B. Williams and Mr.. Clarence Garrett,
brave enough to brace the weather and
bring the proposed trees to the school
grounds, so we hopo tho other pa
irons will be present next Friday af-
telnoon and plant their trees accord
ing to promise. We want to mako our
school ground moro attractive and
now is the time to make the start and
plant the trees and flowers or shrub
cry.
Mrs. Estella Bomar, Miss Nora Can
non, Mrs. c. ID. Cox, and little daugh-
ter, Lille Mae Cox. were in Laurcns
Saturday.
The roads are so bad they have al
most been abandoned and all the
travel available is the old reliable
train. Some are wandering If our
county still retains county chain
gang, or II tho officials responsible are
OFF on a vacation.
Since onr road taxes are raised to
dollars SIN,
We find our roads and highways I'm a
terrible bad FIN.
Miss Grace DeShields, OF Lander
College, came home Friday night to
spend the week end with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. DcSht!ds.
Mr.. w. Burk Wright has just com
plctcd very attractive residenc near
mere and moved into it, This new
building will add evry much to- the
appearance OF his farm.
MISS jennie Burgess spent the
weekend with her friend, Miss Pearl
RawlinSon at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Collier Burdctte, near Centre
Miss Margaret Waldrep OF Martins
cross roads. IS staying with her little
cousin Eloree Grow, and going. to
school here. Our enrolment at school
has increased considerably since
Christmas.