The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-15
AbhGVille'S Atlanta.
GREENWOOD MOVING STEADILY
TO THE FRONT.

TO THE FRONT.
| What n Representative Of the Messem-
ger SEW there In a days Yisit-Its
Business, Educational ana Religious
Advantages,
One Of the Editors Of the MESsESGEE
had occasion one day last week to go
TO our nciyhboring town, Greenwood.
Immediately on arriving there we were
impressed with the vim and business
energy Of the place. Notwithstanding
the fact, that tho thermometer stood at
50, and it seemed hot enough to this re-
porter to sit down in the shade and do
nothing, men were seen with hurryiny
steps attending to their business. regard
less IF the heat or the glare. Among
the first sounds that greeted tho ear,
were those of the saw and hammer, and
the brick-inaSonS music of the trOwel
and his business like cry of "mnrtar.':
Attracted 10y these sounds, and being OF
an Investigating turn oil mind, we natu-
rally directed our step thitl;cr. Inquiry
elected the facts, that MeSsrS. Smill, &
Wells, were erecting four brick stores
for two Of the most rnter2risiEG firms
in this en%terprising town, McSSrS. j. II.
Simmons K Bro. and, }. Il. burst & Co.
The stores are eligiblv Situatcd on the
public square. and when flushed will
present quite j handsome appearance.
as they are to have iron fronts and be
two stories high. Those Of Simmons &
Bro. are los by 81 feet, while these OF
burst Il Co. will he 100 by 24 feet.
Within speaking distance Of these
buildings, Mr.. Thomas Davis is engaged
in the business Of rcnovating and en-
larging Mr.. Rilry's holcl. He proposes
to keep abreast Of the spirit of the town,
and have ample accommodation for the
many travellers who have occasion now
to come this way.
just in front Of Mr.. Rilry'S Hotel the
Augusta and Knoxville Road is LAYING
the foundation for Il large depot. for the
accommodation Of the travelling pub
lie.
Time and space would fail us to men
ton specially all the new buildings that
have been put up in Greenwood during
the last six months. We were inform
cd, however, that over two hundred car
loads Of building materials have been
brought here since January, and tha,
there has been over $4,000 worth Of work
contracted for. Among the new buildings
that orr attention was directed to arc tho
following
The Female College, by the Misses
Giles, continuing sixteen rooms. and q
large hall, residences, Mr.. 5. p. Boozer
Miss Emma Majors, MrSsrs. Stcphe"
fillmore, ID. G.. DuPrc, Robert Mayors
Capt. Godscy, the Baptist Parsonage and
Il number Of others.
TIE BUSINESS HOUSES.
Being so Much impressed with the
material progress Of the place, we were
anxious to learn il the business me-,
were keeping apace in their different
lines, with what the town seemed to re-
Quirc. An inspection revealed the fact
that they were cqnal to any emergency
and that the people of Greenwood
could obtain right there at home, OH
very reasonable terms, anything they
might want from 4 paper Of pins TO
four horse wagon.
One OF the most tastefully arranged
stores in the town vas that of Mr. j
". Payne, who deals in dry goods, mil,
linery and notions.
We were also much impressed with
the display made by Mr.. 4 Rosenberg
who also deals in dry goods, millinery
and notions. The stock Of j.. X. Durs)
~ Co., general merchandise, seemed i'm
mcnse. so much so that they are build.
ing the two large stores mentioned
above to accommodate them.
Another cntcrprisiny firm in general
merchandise is that Of j. Il Simmons &
Bro.
The other dealers in general mcrcl,an.
disc. all OF whom seem to be doing
good business, from the stock they car
~, are McsSrs. Bailey, Barksdalc IL Co,
}. c. Nichols, Bonnet Reynolds, G.. a
5wygcrt. NJ. ~. +. Waller, ID. j. Ray.
burn and j.. n. Greene & Co.
The health of Greenwood, thew say
is good, but it has its full share OF lruo
stores, each one Of which seems TO l.,
doing n good business. First come,
that veteran in the drug business, Dr.
F.. &. Parks, who Can always be rclie,;
upon to furnish pure drugs and %cl,c,ni.
Gals, upon reasonable terms. Mcssrs
lie. e Bailey also have a nice drug store
and get II good share of the Patronage.
Mr.. ID. G. Dul'rc, IL young man. is also
III that business, he is very c!isibly To-
Gated and commanding. by his close nj
= ~ ~ anu IlS knOWlpuup
II its affairs, a good part of the drug
trade. Mcssrs. Calhoun & IIughcy are
III the same business, and have IL very
pretty store.
j. II. Lcavcll Dir. & Co., are dealers
in furniture, md have also n marble
yard. MIR. w. s.. Anderson is the car
rage maker. Mr.. y. j. Sprolcs the deal
er III tinwarc and j. r. Ducke,t tho.
matchmaker aud jcwclrr.
Greenwood has four practising ply
%slcians, two lawyers, three resident
ministers, each having charge of church
es in the place.
Taken as n whole. VIC know of no
place which has improved more. and no
place which seems to have a brighter
future before it. With its rail road fl
t%ilitics, the business enterprise ard vim
II has exhibited, md it's beautiful loca.
ton. We think the town of Greenwood
IS Justly entitled to be called the AT
lanta' Of South Carolina, nnd confident
pred'ct that its population will be more
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