The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-10-07
AN AvALANcH OF GOOD THINGS FROM
GREENWOOD.
A Hundred Interesting Lille Para.
graphs Of Interest I" b""N---
Market EcportS---7acary Shipment

Il '"Bili" Mckinney was IN town last wcel
+. looking after the little "washcr.' lie Is
u matter of fact fellow. nc says IL ne vas Nv
toes, hitch up tho spcckle steer ana move
His idea of ECONOMY as II should he practiccd
is to plant gourds. aud quit buying dippers.
Wcurc to have u livery, sale anu lecu sta
n bic. quite an addition To our town.
! Col. Irhy OF Laurens was In town sunday.
Mr.. Davis is now Quartercd III his new ue
q, Chickens, ocgs and butter are scarce ant
' very high In this market
Mr.. j. r. Watson, Is the polite and accom-
mOlaiing salesman at the store OF f.. ELIAS.
We heard u man say the other day, wher
asked. did you make II raise mol a urup,
1 another said "hc wished there would come 8
r flood of whiskey and drown every one M ,ho,
:: he might go too. mo said he i woulu drink
{ all that fell near me-" =.
l MIR. Frank Kellar, the partridge king. IN
this section started out on the first day tho
law was out, he had not gone far when nc
killed nineteen birds ut one shot. He Drough'
I Il witness To prove H..
= That indeiali.able drummer lhtes was W
, town last week, 10 the enjoyment OF his
, friends.
Mr.. +. ]. rlowdcn has been feeding on green
+ barley for several days.
Mr.. II. +. Pins0i Is meeting with great sue.
cess, with his washing machine. tie says !!
Is u good thing, that it requires no ak To sci
Work has been commenced OH Prof. Blalle''
/, new residence.
The frame work OF the Methodist parsonage
Is np.
us principal OF Brewers Normal School, ON
.liD lSt Inst. ,
Those of our citizens who AFRO using coal
:. CRATES and stoves, instead OF wood. are hlSnly
! pleased a; they claim to have Il better lire aC Il
much less expense. -.
:. We attended n colored taptising some time
ago. where the 'ParSon" endchrorcd 10 con-
vince the candidates that they were Initiating
l. ~, riyt - cy1 IN nIp hy being immersed. In inc
course Of his remarks he used inc iollo"ins
Illustration. "nnw my friends, said he, the
word laptize means, 10 hnrS. 10 cover up.
now when your friends die you bury them
and unless sou cover them mighty deep thcy
soon conlurne the whole town."
Miss Miner Is again ut her post, at INC ncau
OF J. W: Fayncs millinery department.. inns,
we know, will he gratifying news I" the ladies'
Greenwood is certainly on q "boom"-allt tho
stores clock full of good, and cotton coming
In from all quarters.
We heard 4 gentleman from Columbia say
that Greenwood WIS far ahead OF That place
in proportion to population.
Our Farmers are sill very busy sowing onts.
II the Port Royal correspondent or tho
.Nc~s ana Courier could happen, IN Green.
wood. he would comc To the conclusion thft
what tho Central Railroad was taking from
that portion of the State II WAS depoSlllng III
arOther portion.
Notwithstanding the heavy blow given us
by "Tcmpcrancc' last week, we are trying 10
keep the even tenor Of our way. .:
We often wonder how u woman who can't
sing ran get q baby TO sleep.
S'ush. slush. bus been the cry LOT inc past
week.
4 gentleman Of no small pretentlons, had
to change cars here the other duy, ana hohrd-
cd the wrong rain. nc discovered a., nus ST me- ;he
coach and save himself but his baggage went
on. He Is at home at Cornaca but the confu-
sion OF trains is too great for him here.
An Old colorcd man was heard to remark
the other day; "my Lord, how Is ! gwine ter
git out'n dis ere town, Use lost"
Our Presbyterian brethren are entertaining
delegates In high style. This accounts for the
scarcity of chickens, eggs, &c. II they had
continued in session another week, we be-
lleve our boarders would ull have quit us.
notwithstanding the inclcmency or the
weather our streets presented n lively appear.
ancc on Saturday. The throng OF mon and
vehicles mingled with the cry OF the doll baby
man; and the soap and mrdicihe men re-
minded us OF a city thoroughfare.
Tile finest stalk OF cotton we have ever seen,
vas on exhibition last week, 1T had on II loS
grown bo!ls and was grown on the farm OF
Mr.. Jas. w. Hill, we didn't learn the variety.
We understand that Mr.. Sylvester Chiplcy
has rented q dwelling aud Will Il owe TO town
at early day. We welcome him among US.
There Is sons talk OF another beef mnrke ct
being started here. There Is any amount OF IL
Consumed here and we suppose there Is NJ
ways room for another on top'-inistagc par
lattice,
1t seems that while some rejoice In seasons
OF glndncss, others arc sOrrwing In those OF
distress. We suppose IT WAS always thus. 1T
is now the lot OF Mr.. and Mrs: j.. Jordan to be
m afflicted household, caused by tue death OF
their infant son 1olnmic, which sad occur
renee took place last Thursday, from dlpthe-
ria. -.
We regret to learn OF the serious illness of
Mr.. ThOS. l.. Coleman Of New Market.
II Is with feelings Of intense BADNESS that
we record the death OF Miss Marie Coleman,
which took place ut Ninety.Slx on last Friday
night. she fell a victim 70 the Sinety,S'S
family, and after weeks Of patient suffering;
death came TO her relief. Her remains were
inferred In our cemetery. She Leaves n VIII
owed mother, q brother and sister to mourn
her unlimely death, with whom the entire
community mourn.
A colorcu band from some ncighboring
town, discour>cd music on our streets pretty
The patcut seats and desks have arrived for
the college, they are Of the most improved
style.
on Friday and took their from some very fine
fish.
Mr.. Hood from Due West ia now with the
firm OF II. B. Reynolds where he will! be
pleased to serve his friends from that section.
Our venerable friend and neigllbor AIR. Jas.
Bailey, has not found n day suitable for him
to be ont lately, until he saw so many pr0mi-
inent divlnes promcnading our streets. This
WAS too much fpr him, he came out the rain
lest day of the season. Just 10 have u little
hand shaking all round.
We are informed that Dr.. Maxwell has rent
cd his handsome residence TO q Mr.. Hartsook,
who will move into 1t In November, and that
DR.. and Mrs. Maxwell Will hoard at the hotol
here, except while the Senate is In session.
until Spring when they contemplate o tour of
Dr.. ~. A. Bailey is at home ngnin. we SUP.
pose for the purpose Of permanently locating:
Mrssrs. G. A. Cobb & Co., arc opening out
their new stock OF drugs this week.
We have certainly had . great religious
feast during the session Of Presbytery In the
way OF good preaching. On Sunday Or.
Frierson preached IN the Baptist church to u
large and appreciative congregation.
Al the Presbyterian church Rev. MIR. Sea-
brook preached an able, Instructive and edl-
flying sermon from the text, "%Itestore into me
Lindsay administered, the ordinance OF the
Among the prominent p%crsonages, here as
Riley, from Pickens. DR.. FriorsOn. from An
dcreQn, Mr.. Malcolm Irwin. from Irwin's Mill,
DR.. Lindsay and Rev. w. r. Pearson, rom
Due West, MeSsrs. Robert H.. Wnrdlaw and l..
W. Perrin, Abbevllle, Capt. Jas. H.. Rice, from
Ninety-Six, and Rev. S. l.. Morris, from Edge
field. Taken as a whole. the delegation was
about as venerable and sedatc q looking body
as IT. was possible TO get together.
We ask the indulgence OF your readers this
week for the space consumed in our reply To
Temperance"
Rev. Mr.. Moral OF Allendale will! preach in
the Baptist church next sunday. He Is one
of the nblcSt ministers In the Baptist den0n-
%ination and those who fall to hear him will
miss a rare treat.
We have made special inquiry ard find the
road from here to Capt. Henry CrcSswe'ls has
not been worked yet. The grand jury Will
have 10 take 1t in hand we suppose.
We make the following quotations OF prices
ruling in our market, Monday ut II NJ:
D. $. sides G to ca.
Smoked shoulders 81.
Magnolia Hams II to l..
Choice Lard 3 10 9.
n. q. Syrup % TO so
Cheese 81 to 10.
Flour "a 90 to S6.25. per barrel.
Coffee 3 to II.
Sugar 8 to-
Salt 10 TO Is.
Baggin1 ~ pounds TO-, TX pounds loA.
Arrow Ties. perfect sl.U.
Chickeus Is to Is.
Pearl Crisis 400 per barrel.
Meal 20 per bushel.
Nails, l0d as basis sec
Axes guaranteed 500 per dozen.
Cotton firm, upward tendency, "a to ~.
Receipts for the months of August and Sep
TENDER, 1850 bales against 5U for tho same
time last year.
This information is gathered from our lead
ing merchants and cotton buyers, and is
We noticed all intensely personal para
graph In last weeks issue headed "a Green.
wood dot dotted' and signed Temperance"
Notwi outstanding he stole upon and struck US,
from ambush, like a IL assassin, being snfc-
ly enSconced behind q nOmdeplume as re-
mote from his true name as the East Is from
the West, his Identity Is sufficiently clear. TO
show that he belongs to that class, Intended
TO be reached by our "pointed illusions TO the
traffic in whiskey" wherever 1t was car
ried on. He shows oonclusirely that he is
not only ignorant of the law, but that
his mind Is wholly void Of that pow
err which enables men to reach logi.
cal conclusion. .
5 AS will be remembered we expressed
our opinion, rs to the working Of local OPP
ton" wherever 1t had been tried without any
reference to any particular person or place,
. and was not supposed to speak from personal
experience, which We could have done with
immunity and consistency. ."Tempcrance'
has made the application to Greenwood and
to himself as well, and he endeavors to
drag Us into Its vortex as n good pa
tron." II the horizon Of our future WAS ting.
ed by the roseatc hucs of political aspirations
We might have greater cause 10 regret his
having made such q startling () revelation
1 through the columns OF tho press. AS we
have none of these, to be marred By hts dis
! rlpSIrn nytranri fnurv- we nrp content 10 rest