The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-04-02
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY oCID SESc.

The oflcial bond forwarded to WASH
ington City IS a high and deserved com
pliment to oir postmaster. The aSgre-
gate wealth represented by the bonds
men could more than quadtnple the re-
CURED amount. =. ..,..
Greenwood ships more than G,C00 bales
of cotton annually.
Mr.. Milwee, Il brother of our towns-
man, DR.. Milwee, wa. not long since &C,
cidcntallv precipitated from n wagon
heavily laden with guano, the wheels
passing ovcr his face. decorating it terri
bly,. lie says he is certain that the wagon
had Is wheels.
Mrs. Moseley is critically i'll.
Mrs. DR.. LOWS is now Ill q condition
favorable to recovery.
WE were Yesterday shown n picture OF
Miss Ella Mcclellan, executed by Mr..
Alexander. who yearly pitches his
ubiquitoust tent in Greenwood. 1tcvokod
many compliments from all who saw
it,.
We have it upon his authority that S.
Boozcr and another gentleman whose
name we forget, and a venerable tame
coon, were the first executive board OF
the Greenwood and Augusta Railroad
tlldI over CDilN cIleu Ill 'loeii"ooN'
notwithstanding our town is no mean
adjunct of the aggregate revenue OF the
G.. e. G.. Railroad, the shabby shanty USED
rs Il depot, is an intolcrable burlesque on
the name and idea.
No town of same size, in the State has
a more able and efficient corps Of physi-
clans. Every one is eminently qualified
with large Cynical experience. Their
a. ~,o ~p1ots0tu r. fp n RI l1
by a kindness and harmony almost
anomalous.
Mr.. Jas. Bailey, nearly seventy, erect
with elastic step, without the incentive
of necessity, is certainly u ,vcritable
model of industry. Horticulture is es-
p~ecially fascinating to him, and this with
n large area of patch cultivation, IS either
done bv his own hands or under his i'm
mediate supervision. Young men, copy
him.
Mr.. J. F. Watson has entered upon dn-
tv as assistant teacher in Prof. Klueh's
male school. Mr.. Watson is in every
way qualified and q better selection could
not have been made. This chOol has at
tanned q high state of prosperity under
the present principal, having now i'll at
tendance about so students.
Ten or twelve car loads Of cattle have
been shipped from this point within a
short time-an inevitable sequence of
the fence law-the next, high price for
beef.
Mr.. J. II. Oldham and Colonel Blake
have purchased material for painting
their residences. BY mourning a small
expense you can render yonr home beau
tiful and attractive, besides arresting de-
cay and insuring durability.
The Reading Club counts over one
hundred members. Some think its nu-
merical strength too great to be compat-
ible with its legitimate design.
Mcssrs. Parks 4 Hunter will this week
open q large and assorted stock of drugs
and confcctionaries in the brick building
formerly occupied by T. NJ. Dendy.
This is q live energetic firm. and will no
doubt use the columns of the Press and
Banner.
Trial Justice Tarrant helds frequent
levees, and often his guests are made to
realize the strength and majesty Of the
law.
Corn planting is going briskly on. A
much larger acreage will be planted than
any year since the war.
Greenwood has a normal theological
school for the training OF colOred mlnlS-
tiers under the auspices of the Baptist
Church.
The Lodge of the Knights of Honor is
in n tiourishing condition.
In order to be a Christian You must
have either made the last payment on
your sewing machine, or keep q fierce
bull dog In tho front yard.
There oro at least n score OF Wade
Hamptons in this vicinity.