Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 .8 8 Local and Personal Mention. -8 8, 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 MXr. J. F. Tolbert went to Columbia Monday on business. Dr. A. C. Fuller, of Trinity Ridge, was in the city Monday. Mr: V. M. Babb of Fountain Inn, was a business visitor here Monday. Mr. J. P. Cannon. of Motintville, was In the. city, on business Monday. I. D. Boyd, representative in the legislature. was in the city Monday. Representative C. 1-. Goggans, of Cross 11111, was in the city Monday. .Mr. W. Z. Ball from. near Gray Court was a visitor in Laurens last Saturday. Mrs. J. D. McKee and child have been visiting Mrs. McKee's mother in Rock Hill. Miss Annie Huff spent several days 1i Greenville last week as the guest of relatives. Mr. A. J. Traynham. of the Ware Shoals section, was a visitor in the city Tuesday. Mrs. W. H. Gilkerson and Miss An nie Gilkerson spent yesterday in Co lumbia shopping. Dr. L. M. Roper, of Petersburg, Va., has been visiting his relativps here for several days. Mr. Job Little has returned from Greenville where he has been -spend ing several days. Mr. G. W. Shell -left yesterday for Gainegville, Fla.. where he will enter the; Insurance business. - Mis na Little came down from GreenVille last Saturday and spent the week-end here with. homefolks. Mrs. E. L. Trimmier, of Spartan burg, spent several days last week with Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Timmerman. Mr. L. E. Norryce, who 'has been here for several weeks on business has. returned to his home in Ander son. * Mr. Claude Fuller has been spending several days in the city as the guest of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. L. S. Ful ler. Mr. W. W. Ball, editor of the Co lumbia State spent Sunday and Mon day in the\city with his mother, Mrs. B. W. Ball,.. J. Calhoun McGowan, Esq., of Char lotte, spent the week-end in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. McGowan. , s Mr. J. T. Crouch and bride, return Ing to Greenwood from their brid I trip, spent Sunday with the ir sisteV Mrs. J. lE. Glenn. Mrs. F. P. Tatum and children have returned to McColl after spending sev eral weeks with Mrs. Tatum's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bolt. Mr. Shell McDaniel left yesterday for Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he has ac cepted a position with the Tuscaloosa Steam Laundry. Hundreds of friends over the city and county will regret to learn that he has decided to make his home away -from Laurens. Mecoe-eilt. A wvedding of unusual interest was solemnized -at the home of Mrs. Vaughn Miller ' Saturday afternoon. wh'len her cousin, Miss Katheryn Mc Gee was hap~pily married to Mr. John W. Bolt, Jrl. The wvedidng was a very qIlet one,-'only the immediate relatives and~ intimate friends he~ng p)resenit. Rev. M. L. Lawsoni, pastor of the First Baptist church, pieirformned the core 'mony. Although a vtery quiet affair, tihe home wvas tastefully nnd elabor. ately decorated for the occasion and the ceremony was performed amid a scene of rare beauty. A large num ber of presents dlispliayedl In the parlor attested to the popularity of the young people. After the ceremony light refresh ments w~ere ser~ved to those in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Bolt loft on the evening train for Au gusta and other points, returning yes terday. They will be at home tem porarily with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mirs. J. Warren Bolt. "Buy-a-Peck-of-Meal-Movement" is taking' the day in JLaurens. We de livered over 200 pecks In the cilty 1last week. Phone 88. Eichelberger .Bg'os, See our beautiful Imported China, large line to select from, and priced very low. S. M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. ~,Coming at the Some Red Cross Seal Figures. Few people have any concep tion of the magnitude of the Red Cross Christmas Seal cam paign. ,Here are a few figures that will show what a gigantic movement this is.' Already 115, 000,000 seals have been printed and practically that entire nuim ber distributed to agents in al most every stiiie in the Unioni. Prob ibly 15,000,000 more will be nee 'd. Advertising circulars, posters, cards, etc., to the nun ber of several mill'ion, have been distributed. It is estiliated that the army of paid and volunteer workers engaged in selling seals numbers well over 100.000. The advertising and publiicty donat ed to the campaign amounts -to several hundred thousand dol lars. Babb-Martin. One of the prettiest weddings that ha9 occurred in the Rabun communi ty for many years was at the-beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Tully F. Babb on Wednesday. when their daughter, Miss Mae, became the bride of Mr. Smith 1. Martin of Warrior Creek section. At the appointed time. one-thirty, the Mendellsohn wedidng 'march was being played by Mrs. Luther Roper of Laurens when the bridesmaids, Misses Ruth Martin and Allie Babb, sisters of the bride and groom, the groomsmen, Messrs Furman Poole of Tylersville and Robert Roper of Laurens, marched into the l1aylor stanidng on eitler side of an arch which was beautifully en twined in ivy and white chrysan the mums. After the bride and groom had taken their stand under the arch, Rev. Mr. Baggott marched in alone, and in a few minutes the happy cou pl were made one. The bride never looked more beau tiful than when she marched in on the arm of Mr. Martin. wearing a dress ,made of white silk crepe, made under real hand-made lace and pearl trim mings. The bridesmaids wore dresses 'of white silk crepe d chine over mes saline and pearl trimmings. After congratulations were extend ed the invited guests were ushered in to the dining room decorated with ivy and pink chrysantheinuis, by Mr. T. Houston Babb. The guests were served by Mr. and Mrs. Houston Babb, Mrs. Tully Babb and Mrs. Charlie Saxon, meats, salads, dressing. macaroni 'cheese, pickles, cranberries, andl hot coffee all finding a place on.the tempt ing menu. Cheese straws were then served, followed by white cake, golden cake. coaconut cake and boiled cus tard. During dinner each guest had pinned on them a souenior bearing the inscription: Babb-Martin, Dec. 9, 1914. The only decorations on the table were three large embroidered centerpieces, the center one over pink bearing a stand of many kinds of fruit, on each eond was a stack of' cheese straws bearing the name of B-M. Many handsome presents of silver, cut glass, rugs, pictures. several beau tIful pieces of hand-mnaedl centre pieces and m~any other useful articles were received. Those present were Miss Ruth Mar tin, of Warrior, Mrs. Luther Roper of Laurens, Mr. and Mrs. Belton Owens of Eden section, WV. D. Owens and mother of Rabuni section, Mr, andl Mr's. C. C. Saxon of Rabun section. Mr. and Mrs. B. WV. Mairtin of Eden section, Mrs. L. F. Nabors of Laurens, Messrs. 'Milton Strawhorn, Robert Roper of Laurens. Furman Pooleeof Tylersville, Claude Brown of Anderson, J. W. Wells of Gray Court, and Rev. Mr. Baggot of Gray Court. "Visitor." Wanted 5,000 men, women and chil dren to visit our big sale. Davis-Roper Co. Our line of Dolls are the best values 5 cents up. S M. & E. H. WILKES & CO. Pues Cured Ia 6 to 14 Days Tour druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMIENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind,Dleedingor Protruding Piles iu6to1l4deaya, The first application gives Etase and Rest. 5Sc. Davis-Roper Co's. big Shoe bargains are the talk of the county. F / IDLE HOUR' tae lokthouh u line. Yo ar-sr.t too' ,lzIt Make Your Gifts ~ Useful -Gi*fts These are just the kind of Gifts that you will find at our store. Our stock is so large and the ( selection so varied that choosing is easy. Come take a look through our line. You are sure to W.7Y -~ find just the things you want, and at our prices .'. you can afford to buy a present for all. S.M.& E. H.WILKES& CO, Ai 0D RS lot I Is' Still On a Tremendous Boom Last week was orne of vgry heavy buying---but we still have some of \t e Most Marvelous ae cut to the Lowest Notch.bi.Tepie THOUSANDS HAVE REAPED THE BENEFIT OF THIS RELIEF SALE. WHY NOT YOU? C LAR D Y& W IL S ON