The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-03-17
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY oUID SCSC.

| OlCS SClll QQitlt c'
obstinate type Of matrimonial fever are oovl
The finest creation OF Shakesspcrc's dra-
matte genius. was the other day eclipsea IN
real life In this county, by Il reSolute ana lrate
Trial Justice and a prominent attorney VINO
Ook issue on somc question OF law, ana were
about to submit it ultima ratio regum ana but
for 4 timely turn OF affairs, L might nave IT,
ported q first class tragedy.
Mr.. Baukman Of Ninety-SiH was IN town
last week. ~
The little misses of a literary turn have tn
ken up the cudgel of self-deiense., not wiling
10 he uassively ostraciSed by the big fish on &C
count of slight difference In the ienSth OF
their skirts. SO they are to ave q ifeaalnS
| Club of their own, In which II an adult nead
dare intrudc itself 1t will be disposed OF nla
guillotine. Many Of the students Of Miss
Hrivht's school have proved themselves eH-
cellcnt readers, and when thoroughly organ
lied his petit Club should give Il lin read
ing. Health and long life to the new clup; a
Nr. ]. W, Green's new residence Will DC
two stories high with an l. running back sim
Gle story. This Improvement will add great
~ TO the appearance of that part OF
Every household in Greenwood ana vlcinl.
tv has received a circular from r. NJ. Pope OF
Ninety-Six, announcing 4 grand millinery
opcning. lie Is certainly one or the most
thorough going and enterprlsihs merchants
in this part OF the Strtc.
Winter has been for several days taking n
formaladieu of spring. and many are the Tears
that have poured from his maJeStyS royal
eyes; almost drowning the olushine young
The telegram announcing the favorable
vote of Augusta on the S50.0Ot to the Greenwood
and Augusta Railroad was received Win
"Genius may be Maynard, but never idle.
ono OF Col. Duncan's audience says the lcct-
urer never uttered q more literal truth, lor ne
knew a very bright geaius 81 .ii hsro %aS SrsaE.
fast for n drink and spend hours Ut the time
to try the edge of his Jack knife.
Prof. Berg Of Cokesbcry has several students
In music at this place.
ton will show that the complaint ot low
| wages by the negroes, has Its foundation rntl-
erin the sinister advice OF designing men.
! thar In the necessities OF the race, the iaCk OF
| advulorcm remuneration, or any disposition
OF the farmer to withhold q just compensation
OF services. There are colored men In inns
community, working upon the same general
terms of contract, whether by the year lot
wages or for part OF the crop, who are prosper
ing and even accommodating, while others arc
thriftless, penniless and ragged. and 1t Is gen
orally from this latter class, whose stock In
trade Is thread bare politics, from whon theSe
complaints ctnanate.
Mr.. r. NJ. Dcndy one OF the finest looking
bachelors In the county. Will soon oe striGken
from the honored roll and enter that delight-
ful bourne, from which no traveller hrouiu CIV
Mr.. A. j. Sproles picked up n pocketbook In
the street last week, which looked precisely
as II n ninety thousand pound elephant had
trod on 1t, but upon opening IL he found ~ 20
contain $50 In bank notes and other valuable
papers which designated Mr.. Voc MS the own
er, TO whom 1t was promptly returned;
4 farmer residing near here Rllleua inc colt
n few days since by overw0rk.
Be sure YOU have the shoes we'll clinched on
your horses and mules, else they Will ma
their way to the junk shop.
Mr.. Whitlock has commences Inc cohstruc-
Messrs. Mcneil & Davis have hiled thelr
she yes with IN elegant stock OF spring goods
Their entire clerical force was kept busy Sat
urday: Nspress snt Ives Oh oud 5n Ra nSe n''" "Ne
Some OF the Bucklevel boys recently bag
ged 500 In a scrub-race at C~okeSoury.
| meant 10 say thai Mr.: Benet's essay, on
tercst by all interested in Anglo Saxon ortho;
cpy md photography, but, well, l said
THE Churches hero. at Ninety-Six and else.
where In !, his lapf iSS w sns se %sie e ! OF iseHs 4. '1 e.
Smart, He IL not Only an able md succeSsiui
minister but an ind0mitablc worker. Many
OF the churches are indeoted 70 my asS'"uo"S
4 sunday School lecturer says that Absa-
lom had curly hair when he was u little cnaP.
It is hard to tell which is the more remarka-
BILE, the information or the lecturer me'h'
Sir. Stuart OF Ninety-Six who will shortly
enter upon the practice OF law contcmplatcS
opening an office ut that place. He isl young
man OF ,nlemt ana sner ys b nn% II S,s' 10 oo"''
DIR. G.. r. +. Wcnck has placed II very halid-
some sign over his drug store ut Nincty.Stx.
The Masonic order Is In a very houriShing
Ninety-SiX.
LaurenS county contributes largely 10 the
prosperity Of Ninety-SiN: .
The cotton receipts ut Ninety-Six Will run
over 1900 bales. S.
y. - - Ic fn hn handsomely clustered anu paint
REV. Mr.. Power preached an excellent SER
mon ut Niuety-SiN last Sabbath week.
Sincty.Six is the focus of an Important cal.
rlagc and wagon trade. .ScSsrs. Griffin &
Paukman and Mr.. T.. {. Written each 20 u
good business and have Il corps OF competent
wOrkmcn.
a fine line OF spring goods. No house Wit!
such u salesman AZ Mr.. Johnson that reads
the Press and Banner can fail to succeed.
When you go To Ninety-Six bc sure to look
at the lion In front of DR.. HITS Drug store;
he lis entirely harmless uud will DC on exhi-
billion Tor several days. !,
You can't lind Il more charming trio oi
clerks ihan greet you with SMILES ana roses
real and al tiflciall at POpcS millinery store
the Misses Beaclanl and Miss Ada CaSon.
tapt. Rogers uf Ninety-SiN discovered AFTER
u shower II few days ngO, q considerable dc-
post OF sulphur, easily detected oy ltS appear
xnce and odor. in several vessels containing
rain water about his premises AS there arc
no trees in bloom near by from which the
pollen might have uriftcd. the the theory Is
plausible that It. fell with the rain.
A repre-. entativc OF Kaufman brewery is
in town. lie is u jolly-loOking, red-iaced
Dutchman, and has prOpped his prosperous
abdomen against I. +. Riley's bar:rooin door.
he holds the glass with Il stiff grip, ana con-
tinues TO Quaif the amber liquid. llsilcyS
sign.l
An old bell that has runs ont many q nun.
dred onurous Invitations to hash now lies
d.slnanIled anon. IL lot OF rusty old iron III
Mr.. CulhOun'S store, and Will soon be tarown
into the furnace TO atone Tor any deception IL
may have practiccd on hungry stoInacllS.
have not talked with q single man VINO
questions the fact that the P7'ess aud Hammer
is the best county paper published IN the
State.
There Is no reason why the Town Council,
with its present revenue, should not pay a
marshal uiiving salary. With two bar-rooms
In operation. the necessity for Il good marshal
Is Imperative, and no good man can afford 10
give Ills services 10 the town. The Councll
should act promptly und literally upon this
matter. MI. Crews Is Il good officer, ana IL IL
not right that the town should be deprived Oh
his services Oh account OF inadequate com
penSation. The revenue from the bars Is SSp,
the communication tax Is amply sufficient i0r
the strects-if not IT should be increased, anu
the marshal paid we'll from the former funu.
The liuuOr-dealerS mango their business with
the utmost discretion, but when IT Is sold 1T
all 1t Is impossible to ohviate the necessity
tor an officer.
Messrs. J. II. Oldham and $. Mcneil are In
Charleston this week.