The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-06-04
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY QCiD NtNc'.

Mr.. Parker Jordan, who represents 4 North
.ern liquor rouSr, has been in town This We *.
The avcta"" Yield of the Mt crop. Though
not 50 good as last year, i!turrs an abundant
supply of tins cereal. harvesting is progress
sing ~ "Uod earnest.
Tie uIbIc society will r~c-orgauiA next
week.
y. party recently married in this vicinity.
had 10 send =; mile for i Dlb!c, before the
clergyman cou!d proceed with the ceremony.
It bad eiior@iI 70 borrow :.c Press OHd B,:H-
Rcr rom your Neighbour.
Mr.. Oodru!I 5 horse attached To Il buggy,
got away from him three miles from town oi
saturday, ran tlS whole DISTANCE At terrific
speed without LrtachinS himself, and win
scarcely any injury to Tie buggy.
The anniversary exercises of brewers Nor
mai school, 'ctlo;ruJ vii! take place about the
middle Of this month. Mr.. J. j.. B.tckcus-
tore The principal. carries on his work III II
quiet, un"btruSiVc WY. Twenty teachers.
who received their training at this school arc
NOW actively engaged, liavin" under their
charge an aggregate OF about eleven hundred
students.
\ pleasant croQnct party at Misses Brisht's
! Saturday evening.
Unless the weather clerk does better the
theory OF average rain iuli wIitbc utterly ca
MI. II. y. Carter, OF this county, was strsck-
cnrd with paralysis a few days since.
Rev. Mr.. Mcl.cc> has been in charge Of the
Presbyterian church here over twenty years
has preached 10 the people OF Greenwood AZ
least two thousand sermons.
There are Ii negro preachers In this place
il is the sine qua HOx of responsibility after
the alphabet is learned.
.Th scholastic term OF Misses Bright school
will be closed with interesting exercises.
some Of the boys have been on their meta!
this wcek-it was thought that coilec and
pistols would have to be ordered.
1t has been the custom of Greenwood mcr-
chants for several years TO close the stores Il,
i O'Clock durinSthe summer months.
The chairman showed decided Judgment in
J tlp lprli nj nrpf NJ (nnt- Wu1lrr ON HE Local
board of Equalization.
Prof. klugh will have an exhibition at the
close o: the term.
Piny Grove Academy. Mfr. Blake, Principal,
will terminate It's session on the 9TH Instant
with appropriate exercises.
Private letters To Mr.. McNiclf from relations
residing in Northeast Texas, two weeks ago,
reported harvesting nearly over. crops in
spicndid condition, and the general outlook
promising.
Miss ilollingsworth, who for some time has
been u guest Of Hon. j. T.. Maxwell, has re-
turned home.
Cotton brings II ccnts-cggs 10 ccntS-but-
ter ID NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Has not the Legislature the same right to
limit the percent. charged under the lien law
as it has TO enact Il usury law ?-the same as
now exists In Georgia.
Since the repairs made on the old organ in
the Eapiist church by Mr.: anderson: 1T Is
is more perfect than that Of the new instrtr-
mcnt now on trial.
Mrs. Yves. Anderson is visiting relations
down on the Grecnville and Columbia Rail
! road.
There has been q good deal Of sickncs here
since the dry ticket was installed.
1t Is reported that Rev, Mr.. Clark. the very
excellent Methodist minister located ut this
place last year, will move back. His numcr-
Gus friends receive the intelligence with great
pleasure.
1t is ruInored that the wife OF Rev. Mr.. FAINT
last year pastor of the baptist church in this
place. recently died. He married during the
holidays and moved West.
The old PreSb ytcrian Ehopel with its beau
tifil grounds presents one ui the most cligi-
bic opportunities for Il profitable Investment
within our knowledge.
No one has any authority for saying that it
was owing tothe close contest tfa: the coni-
miitec of decision on tho PUBLIC discussion
refused to render adrciSiOn. The cOlnmittc
were no doubt Influenced by prudential rca-
sons which they we're prudent enough not to
4 reveal 10 any guid nunc-Such men us Rev.
Mr.. Smart. Capt. c. \. Z. Waller, and Hon. j,
{. Maxwell rarely make mistakes.
This month will be Il gala time in town.
schools. clubs. parties. picnlcs, music, love
whisperincs. sweet dalliance-sudden jitS
and deep sishs-empty pocket books and en-
hausted liens.