The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-03-09
Greenwood Notes and Comments.
BY QCtD NCNC.

4 negro woman on Mr.. l.. d. Mcrriman's
place, n few days ago, gave birth to triplcts.
\ new bell for the Methodist Church Is
ready TO be placed in position. The old bell
will be presented TO the colored Methodist
church.
Mir. {. A. c. Waller has effected an arrange
mant with the American BOOK Exchange by
which this community may have the benefits
of the Literary Revolution, ut u merely NOM
Itev. Mr. McI.ecs will preach at Rock
Church on next Sabba II.
1t wa practically demonstrated, ut DR..
Klugh's last week, that for putting out Il fire.
butter milk is quite equal to BitbcOck cN1in-
puisher, In the absence of all the family cX-
ccpt the young ladies, his residence took fire
and was in Il fair way to be consumed, when
by means OF q ladder, and, M ready supply OF
water being at hand, cltcctual'y ~cNtinguislicd
the fire with butter milk.
\ large number of white and colorcd citi-
zens engaged in an attempt to ferret out the
guilty parties in the attempted Brinkly bur-
glary. BY q vote OF those present 1t was
agreed to leave him the alternative, of being
committed to Jail, or to receive fifty laSlcS
and leave the county; he chose the latter
and selected the one to infiict the punisl-
ment. He received twelve laslcs and was
turned loose.
Maxwell underworld TO intimidate colorcd
voters, and cXerted his influence to prevent
their peuceably deposlting their ballot, ma
gravity p%crjurcd himself, and deserves inc
full penal sanction OF the law. Upon that day
as on all occasions, Senator MaNwclIs dcport-
mcnt in action, speech and counsel was pure
~ conservative. He counselcd an untram-
rnelled exercise of the ballot, and his counsel
was quietly regarded by all. There Is no more
moderate. liberal minded public man In the
state than Senator Maxwell, and the fact is Il
number of colorCd men influenced 10y the hon
estv and candor of his ADVICE. voted the Dem
ocratlc ticket. The truth about this precinct
Is. the negroes crowded the polls by daylight
and made 4 determined effort to hold the en-
trance to the exclusion Of the whites, AMI he
cry OF intimidation. AS implicitly. said by
the Press and Banner last week. what StOl-
brand let 60 by default he desires to gain by
fraud and perjury.
lightml evenings entertainment under the
tntelary graceS Of Misses Carrie and Ella
Cobb, on the hotel parlors Friday evening.
Prof. Reid was elected critic.
The Greenwood Cornct Band will be one OF
the attractive features of the Bazaar. \ hot
supper with q cup of government lava for y
cents. The old chapel with sufficient capacity
to accommodate five hundred people Will DC
used on the OCCASION.
W. X. Blake, Esq, has purchased the Plow.
den place.
Mr.. Watson, residing near Maj. Grlnln's had
his dwelling house burnt last week. Nearly
ali the household furniture was saved. The
fire was accidental.
Miss Julia Hodges, of N%inety.six, has been
several days ut her OLD nome.
Real estate has rapidly increased IN valucln
and not single place Is on the
market.
mentS to supply the ministry to some local..
ties In this county, which have for several
wears been destitute of any regular minlste-
rial labor some adjacent parts of Edgetield
are also to be supplied. The Secretary OF the
state Mi.sion stated here, In n discourse upon
the subject, that the Baptist dcnomination
would this year eNpend ten thousand dollars
in this hoine mission work, against eight
last year.
DIR, A, Z. BoOzer will complete the improve
mcnts on his residence during the early sum-
mer, which will then be n marked attraction
in that part of town.
This village derived its name from q htmily
who removed from N~inety-SiN, and made the
settlement on the site upon which the
of Mr.. NJ. w. Coleman now stands.
The settlement was called GREENWOOD rom
the luxurinnt forest growth by when II was
surrounded. and the na're was perpetuatcdpy
tho settlers as 1t grew apace into the present
village.
As Il matter Of deep local interest the read
crs of the Press and Banner were anXiouSiy
for the report OF the proceedings OF
the Stolbrand commission {: and ! can frankly
say that all in this community are proiound-
Is grateful for the explicit and elaborate de-
OF proceedings furnished through Its col
umns. The Press and Banner has preserved II
pages of local history in Abbevillc county,
which, however revolving, well pondereI
from the grave lessons taught of radical
perjury, prove o prophecy Of good TO our