The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-10
Greensboro, Georgia.
AJJey;lle Press and Banner:

AJJeyiHe Press and Banner:
Greensboro, Georgia, in Green
County, is situated on tho Georgia
Railroad, midway from Augusta to
Atlanta. The city was incorporates;
in the year 1856, and numbers about
eighteen hundred inhabitants.
The public buildings arc a Court
House, City Hall, Council Chamoer
and Market all of Brick, and jail OF
Stone Mountain Granite. The Court
House is very imposing building OF
tbreo stories, built after the doric
order. On the first floor is the Post
Office, and offices for Ordinary, Shcr-
ifs &c. 1t is situated in the centre OF
the city on the public square and sur
rounded by a group of noble trees.
The jail is. as sombro and gloomy
as is possible for the Egyptian style
to make it. There arc three Church
es for the whites and two for the
blacks. Methodist, Baptist and Epls-
copal dcnomi nations for the whites,
and for the blacks are located at 'Ca=
anan," about half q mile from tue
Court. House, where they have had
preaching every night for two years
or more. ...-...
The city is laid off in squares-the
streets crossing at, right angles, Its
limits extending from the Court
House one mile each way. There arc
q dozen or more stores Of BRICK, in
addition to a Ike number of&wood
several brick dwellings also, and, like
the majority of Southern towns, the
principal business is confined to a
single street. -. ...
Green ,coantyis quito thickly. set
tied, and there arc many farms in
the vicinity Of the city: The face of
the country Of middle Georgia isquitc
irregular and broken, the character OF
the soil medium. Yherc has been
more grass seed, (clover and timothy
cut down in the county the past Fail
and this Spring than ever before, the
soil soems-to bc~wci4 adapted to-elo-
YER especially. Numbers of acres
havo also been sown in barley. i,
Cotton bales shipped from this de.
pot the present season is about 5000.
Union Point below and 'Oconee Sta
tiSn above, both in the county, taking
nearly as many more.
Greensboro has two fine. schools,
and wen attended. The city is well
eororencd and is remarkably quiet
and orderly. The private residences
ere plain, but comfortable, and a few
i.andsom cly situated, many Of, them,
however, Shave q dilapidated appear
ance and 20 marks Of improvement to
be seen. :. ...
Greensboro was formerly the home
of Judge Longstrcet, and Of Judge
Cane, who yet lives in the neigbor'
hoad. Judge Robinson one of the,
presentJudges Of the Supreme Court,
also resides in the city. /
Go with me and get distant view
of the citya Passing through and be-:
yond !"C,anan,", descending from the
churches, t!.cn a halfmile.or N ore we
arrive at 4 small creek, mounting
footlogs aad over, and now for "a
long Pulf aip tbsa6iIl. -lIow beautiful
and how luxuriant that field of what
Wheat? why that is field of aw'fd
onionsl" you, Sec how completely
they cover the groand. Auefc we.are
at tho top, now turn and look ! Is
not that grand? \ panoramic view,
not only of the whole city, the eye
takeaa aili and dale far beyond
many cosy mansion Being within
the scope of your vision, the delicate
pale green of the Bermuda grass al
ready carpeting the ground with its
smooth surface, refreshing the eye,
adding charm to the prospect.
Within the city, tho location being
familiar, every prominent building
can, without difficulty be distin-
guished.
Hark how clearly the sweet sono-
rousztones of the Church bell; emma
ting beneath yon spire, a mile or
more away, rings upon the car, so
distinct and ponderous the wavy vi
brations. ;>.s..... , ,o,--
But the elongated shadows ofeven-
ing warns us to return, trusting you
are not wearied with your tramp, we
abruptly shut out the view Of Green's
boro, Ga. -
March, 1872. J.l. W.