The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-04-21
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY QCID SUSC.

There WAS quite an enjoyable soirce at the
residence of Mr.. stephen ElMore iasi rnaoaS
evening. An, excellent string band was on
hand and the hours flew by right !lerrily;
: The remains of little. wine iIouSes
daughter of MIR. S. P and Mrs, LATHE l1oasGS
were brought down ON h, I"s ST W w gIthSu pIaace she
died the preceding day from dipthcrla. Inc
: burial exercises took place IN thG 'i.ciio nm.
! Willie was Il pretty. bright cnito' "ar ne O.,
death Is n sud ;lflllction upon the ho"i's vi
Prof. &. C.. Hodges WAS visiting his mother
in-law on Saturday and sunday, WHO Is al
this time extremely Ill. e.ho
last session Of the Legislature for the lnVesI-
CATION of alleged ~crucltics pr'tc,icca upon
convicts by the Greenwood ana augusta
Railroad is now in session IN thlS place:
Numbers of witnesses have been summoned
and il is quite probable that 1t will continue
it's work until the appropriation q fi,yV,
made for the purpose, IS SNhnus,Iu. Nv ~ IN,
culpate the railroad authorities, me com
mission hold n secret session each aay. ~ rs
believed il will eliminate favorable tG the
road. The personnel OF me I0mtn Ins,ico ~ n ~
concerned. John X. Wiley. ii. L.. licnoow.
J. y. Richardson, +. Is; Murray. anu IL IA
shaw, constitute the board, Two rom inc
Senate and three from the HOUSE,. Iohn ID.
Wiley is the Chairman. -,
nj the last session Of the Prcsbytcry Ill Nrecn-
. Messrs. Hardin and Black have completed
inc improvements on their mill, and are now
: turning out a splendid quality OF meal ana
flour. .ouo,,
Lproprcss on his new residence.
JnJrc Tarrant disposed OF an assault anu
battery case among the negroes last week.
II the entire country had pald inc saLnea.,
tention to the late remnant or the COTTON
crop that the vicinity of Greenwood mas done
thousands of dollars might have been saved
the farmers. More than sixty ba'es were
sold ut this place ut more rcmunclalVe nE-
urcs than were received for the better grades,
Professor Boozcr and wife are III town.
TIE Professor has some fifty or sixty boys IN
his department.. ,.,
Of crowds give the Riley House Il decided me
tropulitan mir this week.
senator Maxwell is the expressed %favorite
of this part Of the County Tor chairman Oh
| the Democratic Executive Committee.
Mrs. DIR. Lewis visiting EdgcfiGld.
Mr.. J. +. Watson Is Il fine salesman, ana
has lust the magnetism to draw young lody
If favorable terms can be made with the
railroad. fhe Sunday schools will cXcurt 10
WILLIAMSON on the first of May: The bnnd
will company them, and oK WILKINSON
ueighbors may expect to hdr some s''od
music.
Professor bargains school is In n very prov
pcrols condition.. With the present iaFora.
bic auguricS Greenwood may YET r oSoc.,tn -
al centre. 1t has now five lirinS ProlessoIs
occupying positions of honor In colleges III
the South-a better showing perhaps lhal
any small town In Carolina can make.
Mr. WhitloclI Is pushing the CONSTRUCTION
Of his mill. When completed IL VIII oe "
real bonanza. ~ 49,
MIR. 4. ]. Sprolcs, with Characteristic en-.
terprise, has erected a press FOR packing rays
and raw hides. He does q large and proht'-
BILE business In each.
the cash sales have continued remarkably
good this season, and the mercnamss r seIiu
cheerful. The mercantile interests arc really
on Il iirlner basis than Tor years. a.,
There is no more charming place In the
State than Greenwood in the midst OF lS
vernal luxurianccs; its maGnifccnt areas
Of stately oaks, vocal with tho melody on
! birds: its shrubbcry thata ShenStohc mlehl
have admired; its floral garnlturG as ioVeiy
as the rose-bIoomiuG vale OF inc SiuIan;
with an air OF eXhilerating odors, lts rcnnea
society, cultured minds. pretty women, cnlV'
alrouS young men, equable lerhPciaIuIe'
handsome churches, excellent sch0ois, eAI
ceptional ministry. assurance o. mou ~ ~ Inv
wiling location To men ol capltal Heehihs
such advantages. -.a,,..
In an alteration on Mr.. J.. a. Arnolu
Mace u mulatto girl came near being VlVlSect-
ed. having several ugly sears inflicted upon
her anatomy. They evidently meant tos,ou!
the Intricate philosophy of color ana lala ihe
inteyrilncnt of her Uranium wldc open VIII"
! rock. Judge Tarrant did not approve OF THIS
, method OF clynicS nor the use OF such an I'M
scicnliCul instrument. and, with empty pock-
et books, they mediate in sorrow their rash-
ness. ,.,,.
The emigrantS from Bucklcvcl to Florida,
are well pleased with country, and with
! cheering reports back TO their friends; NUM-
bcrs of, others will follow them next rail-. :.
Miss Leland, rCctOrcSS linc Grove School, II
n fine teacher and has a inll school.
THE "SEw<rApER s%cRIBHI.EE. THE "oFFl-
! ClAL" SCRIBBLER, AND Is. MAcIHIDEs
All your readers entirely agree VIII tnc
Prew end R0mncr, that the poor house otncia'S
have made q good showing, ana yer! liians
! have thanked your reporter for the rlrcuiii'
stance which the most obtuSe must perceive.
To ask the impulSion of action IN TINS oinclal
showing. ii seems just Il hiI parauoSlc,i thil'
commissioner Madison should ueeIh IT,
! portant TO include Il newspaper man IN ms
visiting board, after his graceful allusi"h ~
..ncwslSper scrihb!rr>.' such sarcastic cN-
c"rtation; though fre9nemt.y en- em ~ ihc r ,f%n.
missioner. 1t would not be unworthy OF me
car of Russia. or an olisarchial commune
who dcSrise free press "S th";rch enemy y.
! ab>olutiSin. | had lost sight OF the iil;tlcS!oS
! p0puIi when I stumbled on this ms "hict"l
| toes. | do not by any means claim the honor
OF n dc lacto newspaper :'t'ache; my reports
being \ self imposed task o. recrea,ion "nu
improvement. but AS long IS continue L"
"scribble' | shall not shrink from making
expuSitiors Of all such Official negligence, iS
the two communications IN reference thcrcto
1 ffINl NT. tllt l's '
| Convinced the public did exist in the poor
house. | showed thrarticle to my Informant
! tcfol e transmitting IL TO the Press ana Bdnntf'
and asked him il the case wa ONcf-sl2tcu aliu
he promptly replied in the negative. addlIE
other ftcts which for prudential reasons u'u
not state. He Is Il gentleman OF truth anu
his Identity can br furnished in an hour. NO
assertions were made under a fictitious name
AS ALLEGED by the Commissioner. \ more
dangerous idea to the true spirit OF lnstlth-
tional government docs not pertliealc inc
official atmosphere than that the creature ol
power is independent Of the power that maze
him: a rehabilitation Of tho old monarchini
maxim. ..Tbe kins can do no HARM AS
lon as the air Is free from Maine TO the Gull
SO long will the press he free and the most
miserable "scrihblcr" that 'scribblcs' ior
the most insignificant sheet should not lali
to scribblc about officials In spirit Oh lruth
and fairness. If II Is an encoiniIin, or COM
mcndaiion. officials do not regard newspaper
s.ribblcrS with precisely the S;lnc contempt.
even If the official does not try his own
hand at "scribbling' Cor II newspaper.
The official "scribblcr" in this instance: rs ~
the general public, is no doubt pleased WIN
| the statement Of the PrcsS and Bdnncr:. that
chimneys have been put TO the Poor House,
/ that the windows have been filled with glass.
and that the building has been, white"iSled
and otherwise made comfortable. should
not have again referred to this matter, but l
deem it simple justice to myself ana lnlorW-
ant that the readers OF the Press and Bunne1'
regard the two communications as the most
complete confirmation OF what was stated,
Notwithstanding DR.. AcBrldes plausible at
tempt to divert pnDile attention from inc
. question of ventilation. There was efidchl-
: " no ventilation. ns there was no building
:. to ventilate, for a frame without glass. with
out chimneyS, smoked. with lcaky stove
pipes, can't be called q house any more than
g., n handle can be properly called IN axe.