The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-01
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
by oUID NUNC.

The schools are we'll sustained this session
Water halls are common-three'fourshs o
the wells In town are dry.
One hundred aud fifty-fivc bales or cottof
were sold In this market last week. ,.,a
Cotton buyers have ample means ior nano
ling I'LL OF the simple that seeks q marKet Her'
and are paying just as liberal prices, az tn.ns'
considered, as are paid in Columbia or Snal
lesion. Farmers supplies are also oeint
marked down to hard vi prices.
Mr.. Frank Arnold understands the SalueS
timely painting. He has just had q manu-
some coating applied to his residence oarh
and W hundred panels or paiingS tb,s
The area of land sown In small gram this
season will be largely In excess OF hst year.
The ceremony OF ordination OF the recentiS
elected deacons will TAX place at inc Nlue's-
Six Baptist church on next sunday; ANN.
Farmers through this section OF the coun'
teyare seriously complaining OF thisVing atp,
relations upon their corn fields. The sniel
coslfipes himself 70 the best spots IN inc ne!u.
and conducts his operations SO dexLeiousiy
! hat detection is almost impossible. 1t woulo
be we'll for the courts to make severe ahd IN ~
p~ressive examples OF those apprehendeo IN
this species OF larceny, as there. seems 70 oe
an idle vagrant class who are dete,m.neo ~
The series OF articles Il onl the pen OF an E1,
Abbeviiiian are received with Lively interesl
by numbers Of families who are 4easnted ~
welcome fire-side traditions ana memories
crystalized into vivid and unique pen-pic-
The Rev. Mr.. Porter, pastor ofthe Methodist
church in this place Is one OF an emine.o,y
conservative class Of christian ministers
whose numbers, the orthodox churches ana
the world nave great cause to fear are grow.
ing smaller. Earnest and unfemlttlns III
ministerial labor, faithful IN all ms paseoIai
relations, with pleasant and exemplary sociai
nfinities, and, like the true minister, Always
clothed with the ~palpable recognition OF INC
divine will, the church finds itself olessed IN
It's connection with him.
An addition to the drug store OF nr, orer
Calhoun Is 10Y In process or erection. aitea
the completion Of which this old and reliable
house will enlarge its business.
Every one that went TO Sandy springs
campmeeting would be glad 70 prove an ai ar.
on corn, before killing, after taking them ou
OF chufas. The quality and weigh Of Inc
meat Is excellent. Several have tried IL IN
this vicinity.
mined to abandon the forge, and give his at
tention to farming, having purchased q Iarm
six miles out from town.
AS an indication OF the eTpertness OF morse
Jockeys, Mr.. zoe has an animal whose age Is
estimated, by different judges, all the way
from seven to t~wenty-one.
1t Is believed by men whonre Judges OF sucn
things, that eligible building lots VIII com,
m and gilt edged prices here In less tnan
twelve months from to-day.
The approaching Fair Is being freely dis.
cussed. This part Of the county Will 40 us
part 10 make It q success, but many are OF the
been fixed so high, equalling sthose Of the gi-
yantic exposition OF the great cities OF the
Union.
Mir. kennedy. an irrepressible no-fence-law
man, says one OF his ~neighbors, has SKINNED
five starved cows, has got ashamed OF him
self and now skins them by moonlight aIter
his nelghbors have gone to bed.
The commercial chap who introduced Town
Talk Cigar here had better return BY. way OF
YOU York. or he might lind himself at the