The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-03
ITEMS FROM GREENWOOD.
Homestead Exemption --- Greenwood
to IIave.a Bank in the Near Fu-
ture---First Democratic Supervisor
OF EIection..-Egs Famine-.-POtatO
experimentation Sunday school
Meetin. --- Marriage-.-Opcning the
Public Schools.

Crop.-.Fire.-.Uni0n Sunday School
Meeting MISUNDERSTANDING the
Public Schools.
GREENWOOD, 8. c., Nov..2, 1885,
The roatls are again very dusty, owing 10 the
very dry weather which we have had since
the shower of last Tuesday night.
Mr.. a. II. DudsOn. of Donaldsvillc, spent
last Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. J. w.
Sproles.
II the homestead exemption law ever was
necessiiy.is it needed now? Who, as rule,
are benefited by the law7 Are they honora
ble men who keep inviOlate their promises
These are questions which should be answer
ed conscientiously by every legislator for
q refuge for dishonesty bc forever abolished,
and let every man pay that which he oweth
even to the last cent.
Misses Ada and Minnie Wright. of Hodges.
spent few days of last week with the Misses
Simmons.
MIR. Il. i. Blake has rented and moved into
the Miner house on Cokesbury street.
| 1t Is probable that Greenwood will have q
ba mixing institution in the near future. There
are but few places In tic State so inviting 70
capitalists as our town, where every one VIII
aid in making such al enterprise SUCCESS.
MIR. j. 4. Simmons has just completed n
large warehouse In rear of his store.
For the first tirae we have to-day Demo-
cratic Supervisor OF Election. Mr.. l.. Shep-
pard received an appointments to that ufiM-
porlant office a few days since.
1t seems that we are to have an egg famine.
The few that are brought In fron, the country
are readily sold ut from twelve and half to
! Prof. ). L. BoOzcr lOst o valuable horse on
lust Thursday night. The animal Lad been
/ allowed to Craze Where there was large guam
titles of field peas. An attack Of collie causing
death was the result.
MIR. w. p. McKellar once a citizen Of our
town, who has been living In Aln6ams for
and will in Il short time move his family to
Troy, where he will teach during next year.
Mr. Chas. H. Speights, of Greenville, who Is
engaged In buying cotton In Prosperity, was
in town last saturday and Sunday.
The potato crop Is unusually abundant this
year. Mr.. ]. W. Hill has great many OF ex-
traordinary, size, some weighing seven or
eight pounds.
Dr.. ]: G. Maxwell and Mr. T. f. Riley spent
last week In Augusta, attending meeting OF
the Directors OF the Augusta and knoxville
Railroad.
ed by fire about ivu O'Clock OH last Sal urday
morning. No insurance Mr.. Ioe estimate q
his loss at five thousand dollars. Mr j.: B
Backenstese, who was boarding with MI fof
lost n lot of valuable books, paintings II nd
other articles, all of which We're worth sc least
three or four hundred dollars. The origin ol
the fire Is unknown.
Mr.. w. j. Parks who has lived In Laurens
for the last year or Two moved to this place
yesterday. He asronteG the store iormcr. y
occupied by Mr.. j.. f.. L"arell where he will
soon open a retail grocery business. His
Mr.. j. r. Duckctt Is very sick. y severe at
tack of Asthma Is the trouble.
All OF the Sunday Schools Ia taTrn having
been invited to al tend 81 union Sunday School
meeting In the PreSbyter AL chtfrrh on last
Sunday morning, at eleven o CLOCK the church
was we'll filled. PROF. J. II. Blake, the super.
intendcnt of the Presbyterian Sunday Scho"
having invited Rev. 4: NJ. Hassel, OF New
: berry, to be present and address the meeting
lie came forward and was introduced to the
audience. He espoke for almost an hour show
ing his ability to attract and entertain both
children and grown persons as but few mel
nre capable OF doing. The music, which wa:
II lead;n. feature of the meeting was splcndic
making the OCCASION altogether an enjoyable
Sir. J. w. S,ylcs, of Greenwood and Mis-:
Mamie T.. Thornton, OF Greensboro, Ga. were
married In Augusta on last Wednesday by
. Rev. Mr.. Walker. Mr.. Boyles has been living
in Greenwood more than yearand has made
many friends here, by whom he and his fai
one are cordially welcomed as residents y
our town.
There will be no preaching In the Preshyte
riau and Baptist churches on neNU Sunda,
night, so that all may have an opportunity o
hearing DIR. Gricr who will preach III th'
,, Methodist church.
Mr. j. Charles Sproull, Of Rome, Ca, is Wis
r iting relatives here.
The board Of trustees for this school dlStrlc
, have authorized the trachefs Of rhe public
! schools TO open their schools OH next Mon
: day, The Sth inst.
? This is the dnMcst day that We have hat
, !, here in IL long time. The vote will he rcr!
light.
er part Of the summer ut The North Is spend
Ing awhile with friends anu relatircs'here.
:, MAC.