The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-12-17
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY QUID NCSc.

Rev. Mr.. Porter is attending the Conference
OF the NJ, f, Church In Charleston.
Cotton comes In rapidly under the stimulus
of advanced prices, and farmers WHO h"o He'
Mr.. B. Roe has removcdfro, Ninety'SiN TO
this place. He has purchaser u lot run "
Merrimau and contclnplates buildlhsa rcsi-
dencc. N,ot,
Six, M was recently thought probable.
Mr.. Coleman, OF Seneca City. one OF her
best business men, was in town last Week.
The young folks are looking ahe;st ~ n G auT
The evcntfll Santa Claus with his meet deer
and we'll laden pulk, whose joyous Coii a nT
merry naturalization of silver bells VIII I'LL
many II little heart with JOY. e.
The information is reliable that Nlnety-SlA
has shipped over three thousand bales OF COZ.
ion thi. season, and Is now receiving daily
average of 30 bales. ,an
The family of DIR: Hart of Nincty-siS' left
Mr.. anderson of Laurcns, brother of Mr..
Fletcher Anderson is In owl.
Col. Rock of Ninety-SiX. has frequent pro-
fcsSional calls to Greenwood. -,
Already the Indications OF incrcascu puSi-
ness and permanent thrift ere becoming WIS,
lille under the substantial impetus imported
nv the new railroad connection. There are
enquiries for property and increasing ucll'ilu
for tenement houses wh,cn S,ioI t"Iis or T,hrrc
iS sufficient local capital to largely improve
tho place and the inoncycd men ccrI'iIiN
have it's destiny III their hands. The speedy
completion of the road may De accepteu w IN
event admitting OF no doubt, and invest
mrnts and improvements may be MADE WIN
q mathematical certainty OF lucrative result.
The stores arc filled with holiday goods,
and trade generally Is active, country cus.o-
mprS freely coming In.
Two or three years will add NJ least " score
ortwo of marriasable young adlcs to the VII
lage society-largely increasing US cRpital
stock Of beauty, charms ana intellIselce !.
which no doubt a number who have not yet
donned the manly gown arc already pooling
their affections.
whose nuptials were II few days ago ceieprateu
is said, by those who are connoisseurs In the
exquisite art Of judging to be one oi the pref
ticSt women In the county.
The .Banshce'' Is the significant name OF. a
hand car used by one OF the officials on inc
Greenville and Columbia Railroad. Tie pres
ence Of the maj and, this ghostly transport
are NO doubt worth thousands Of dollars to
the road every year. The weird cognOmcn
calls to mind the famous legendary supersti-
tlon of Scotland so widely celebrated In prose
and verse.
Mr.. c. G. Waller whose fine fund OF humor
is largely tinctured with the quaint and face
tious, some time ago encountered one OF tne
ubiquitous drummers that 80 often call ohtne
village merchants. with o strong petition IN
behalf of an individual whotn:he represented
to be q peculiar object OF charity and the son
Of a widow Of u master mason. his pathetlc
story quickly unlocked the eXchequer OF the
benevolent member Of the mystic craft. and
MIR. Waller, with many thanks. quietly dou6-
led I'D the crisp V and showed 1t down In his
vest pocket. The poor fellow looked about as
uncomfortable as the man surrounded by the
signs of the zodiac when he learned
from q thoroughly amused crowd that he was
the victim Of q merciless and practical Joke
Mr.. allie himself was the needy orphan.
The only pleasant feature OF the joke 10 the
II Al - lx-.. rrg mo q Tim IN nj fha Mn
nation after he had afforded sufficient fun for
The Methodist connection and the general
public would be much gratified II the Confer
should return the Rev. ar. Porter TO
been one full Of interesting labors and good
In the village churches. The ministry
been earnest, efficient and entirely &C
under the very able and experienced princi-
pals will enter upon a cnreerof extraordinary
prosperity for the new year.
The able speech OF Senator Maxweli ON me
convict question Is received with pronounced
OF favor, rs an intelligent, candid
exposition Of facts. in which truth Is the car.
aim. without any attempt NJ rhetorical
establishment or dramatic effect.
Prot. g.. C. Hodges, formerly Of this place
was recently elected by the board OF educa-
ton. as principal OF the school at Ninety-Stx
for next Year, with Miss Helene LaBorde,
daughter OF Prof. laBorde, formerly OF Ihe
Carolina College. rs assistant. The
schools are to be unified and the requisite al
made in the building to adapt to the
The trustees showed decided Wis
In obtaining The services OF Prof. Hodges
who is not only an excellent scholar but a
very efficient educator, possessing largely the
of imparting and administrative ability.
"a necessary TO success in this most dil1culto OF
all the high arts. Miss LaBorde Is a young
lady Of fine culture, and rare intelligence and
has given eminent satisfaction during the
present year to the school patrons Of Ninety
Six,