The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-01-21
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
by QUID NUNC.

Rev. Mr.. Pratt was in town last saturday.
The Press ana Banner visits about ever
business house in town, and has very nc;lrl,
one hundred subscribers at this Office.
Mc<>rS. Turner 4 Russell from Nincty-Si.
were in town last week.
Several young men from town attended tn
hop ut Shumatc'S Hall in Nincty-SiN, Thurs
day night.
professionally. on last Friday.
The >oirec ut the residence of B. +. ReynOld
last Tuesday night, is spoken of in terms o
high compliment by those in attendance.
The mercantile assets Of Stacklcy Bros, o
Ntnety-SiX, who recently made an assign
ment 10 Col. Rock, are put down at Sl75.
Mr.. II. Il. Turner has opened Il fine line o
fancy groceries and confcctioncricS in thu
store formerly occupied by Stacklcy Bros, n
Mr.. W. II. Baily, of the firm Of Bailey
Barksdale & Co., spent several days in Charles
ton last week.
Mr.. Thos. bucket. the old reliable watch
workman at Nincty-Six was in town last
week.
The new council were installed sans cere.
monic-tney can go out sans rcproach If they
will put up those lampS-bettcr have an en-
ira bar one year than do without them, More
light. gentlemen.
Gen. p. II. Bradley, president Of the Green.
wood and Augusta Railroad, was In town on
last Thursday. y meeting OF the directors
was held and some action had in reference to
u sui pciQlle uSalIlSl tilS IOtu, M ualiltSt
on ulledged illegal detention, instituted by or
at the Instance Of Murray, a discharged con-
vict from Barnwell. The president or the
road promptly forwarded the papers to the
stocki,dc rs soon as received and the prisoner
was Immediately discharged, but he took the
route by Columbia 10 get to his
home in BarnwelL. w. X. Blake. Esq, was
as counsel by the company.
whiskey by patching umbrellas, tackled a
sQuall here the other night and car"cned on
his broad side, lying bccalmcd for several
hours. whom he WAS dumped into the station
imagining that he, was in the snilor's home.
murmuring-Oh, sailor boy, sailor boy peace
TO thy soul. AS this was the first case before
his honor G.. &. Waller, the new Mayor. he
The folly OF buying mean whiskey and tap.
ping the glass too often. He crossed himself
md went away.
There is not a single mercantile house in
that is not, by all obvious means of
Judging, in n healthy, prosperous condition.
For the past few years the TOW has been
damaged by a few wild cat, float
.ng dealers, whose prices were ruinous to oil
legitimate business; their capital In their
their assets in their worthless books
their engines always steamed up ready for
transit. 1t has now happily experienced Il
of this nomadic class, and It's MGR.
chants arc now men. honest and capable, and
ong and well identified with its interests and
Greenwood has, trio of as pretty girls rs
be found in the Statc-and scores whose
apron strings" would make a bachelor cdi.
,or'S heart flutter.
A prominent country merchant recently
n Miss Orchard. Of Columbia, and
his friends congratulate him on going
nto the fruit busincSs-gucss its pairs.
No part of the county has as handsome wo-
ncn and prcttier girls than Cedar Springs
he typical South Carolina beauty. fresh,
adiant and lovely ms the wild flowers that
the atmosphere OF n charming life
Imong their cedar groves and vine-clad cot
ages.
Mr.. Frank Arnold shipped about thirty
,ales of cotton last week. He hasa farm, per-
lnps, unsurpassed by oil in the State in fer
ility n diversity OF soil, elegance OF i'm
In hcalthfulncss OF location, III
Ways makes farming pay when the seasons
.re not adverse.
Farmers are busily engaged in preparing the
oil for the new crOp-SubSoiing, ditching,
the hedges and hauling out COM
POSTS. Alargc area OF new land will be taken
Mr.. Blake Milwee. one Of the cicvcrest of
nen and most inimitablc Of wits, Is In town.
The way the nicilc les 20 into the hat when
he female preachers comes. Is distressing 10
he wives OF the male members of the co.Orcd
hurchcs. One old lady VOWS. that II she were
It all potential in ecclesiastical matters she
would soon revoke the credentials OF the pet
icoat parSon and supply Il wash tub instead.
FIattrrlnE reports OF Inc grain crops come
rom all parts of the county.
The Klugh brothers are as cntcrnriSing II
hrifty farmers rs can any where he found.
The cotton receipts have picked up hand
Om"ly during the past few days, and all
trades command good J r.ccS.
AS the cOnScrvatorS Of the morals OF society
I might he we'll fortlc grand jury to take cog
,iZance OF tho many fragrant eases of adult
among the colorrd element, and OF any
aScS af practical miSccGcnatiOn which may
shocked the SrnSibiliticS Of refined COM
nunitipS. 4 man in this direction will place
on record rs the defenders OF tho virtue
nd purity Of society and as the bcnciactorS
" mankind.
Rev. Mr.. McI.cas. preached 4 very imnrcs.
i've sermon last Sabbath. ON the scriptnral
of Faith and Works. The other
were AL closed and he had q good
lOilSp.
Mr.. Tolhert and wife, from Edschcld, were
II town last week.
McsSrs. Bennett. Reynolds & Co., yesterday
a fine lot Of assorted plowS from
Mount & Co.. Atlanta Factory, which they
ire offering mt low prices.
Drummc"S.from All quarters made q heavy
un on the Riley House last week. I
Senator Maxwell and wife has returned
rom Edgeticld. ,
ed a lodge at this place. Mr.. J. l.. Hughcy,
with a membership Of forty. all thor
,uchly In accord with its purposes. Mr..
iughcy is one OF the best farmerSin the coun-,
y and makes a tinecxecutive officer. -
Though it, is understood that the present
council will grant license to hairs, there will
,nly be n limited number issued. and tn men
" the utmost discretion and restrictive influ-
nee. The actions Of the council on this mat
or, il is well assured, will he iudici0us. dis
.-cetly guarded. and substantially conserva-
i've. and all may safely conclude that there
will be nodeterioration In the moral and Or
lcrly character OF the community.
The habit Of calm. married ladies Miss.
l,tnl, I e nathan ,,nlifn cnNSth1n has no.
.ome so common In some communities that
/ Is difficult to tell whether ladies spoken Of
ire married or unmarried. The application
II MisSinstead of Mrs, Is surely not cOinpli-
for 1t is often trouble enough to get
married. to merit 4 change OF address.
Mr.. Charles MoSclcy says that Mr.. L. C.,
stuart has the finest grain crop that he has
in u pretty extensive survey OF four coun-
les.
The streets Oh SATURDAY were thronged with
wagons laden with cotton and cornrrv pro
luce, and presented quite an animated ap'
The twittering birds, balmy floods of sun
light and opening buds, are just thrusting
spring into the face OF winter, despite his
)roSaic protests.
February has five Sundays an event occur.
ing only once in twenty-cight years.
A man recently read in the EroSs and Ban.
1er that burnt cork saturated with lard would
troublesome rats that infested
ais premises. He tried it several days and
instead Of seeing or smelling anything like
lead rats, the numhe OF residents that Wis
ted his burnt cork cOmmissaTiat nightly
.ncfeasrd md their ghostly romping became
nsufferable. SO after saying his prayers and
,ursing the editor he turned down the light
low and lay quietly to watch their pro
seedlings. a few minutes after. around his
,emptinc bait he saw one of the l~ivclicst,
crowd OF rats that ever on
occasion, and he noticed that each one
he had munchcd the burnt cork to his
satisfaction, dipped his head into Il small pa
ocr box that stood near and dartcd away.
Turning up the light he found that 1t con.
tanned simmons Liver Regulator In powder.
'Die of indigestion the devil ! they'd fatten
III Swccds iron while they eat this stuff"
Mr.. Il. s. Bryce. the very efficient and obi
ying agent at Ninety-SiX. informs me that he
has shipped l4,NU bushels OF oats within tho
5 months, and $500 bales of cotton with
in same date. up to the same time exceeding
the receipts Of the whole OF last year, with
7 months yet to count.
Journalistic.