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THE NEWS AS REPORTED BY THE EN-
TERPRIsING "MAc.'
Sunday School Mass Meeting.--Grcen-
wood Male College ... Mercantile
Chnngcs.--Icc Cream Festiva1..COt-
ION -. Religious Meeting -. Other
Items of Interest.
(iREESwoOD. s, c., Aug

GREENWOOD, s. c., August 90, 1888.
On last Wednesday, evening the young peo-
pie of town had n delightful social gathering
ut the residence OF Mr.. b. Reynolds.
Miss Annie Blake, of Nincty-SiS, is spend
Ing few days with Miss Hattie Reynolds.
Capt. J. H. Harrison, OF Charleston. is visit
ing Or. +. q. Parks. During the war of Seces-
sion lie and his Elmily resided here for some
4 union Sunday school mass meeting COM
posed of all the officers and pupils of the sun
day schools in the place, was held III the l3np-
meeting was addressed by DR.. Charles Manly
and Capt. r. S. Morgan, Of Greenviile. These
meetings are held quarterly and In our opin.
Ion are The means OF doing much good: 81,
uated on the western side of the railroads, OPP
pOsite the residence Of Mr.. G. G. Waller has
been selected BY the Greenwood Educational
Association as q site for the Greenwood Male
short time.
Capt. ]. I. Parks is In town.
Hon. w. II. Parker spent last Sunday night
Whnt allied the County Convention on last
Monday. 1t seems that not few delegates
opposed man and measures that they were
Instructed aud had pledged themselves TO
support.
x series OF meetings will be held In the
Baptist church during this week. Rev. G.. II.
Carter, the pastor, is assisted by DR.. Charles
Manly, of Greenville.
Several of our merchants will change their
place Of business In q few days. MIR. G. A.
Swygert VIII occupy the building now oScu-
pied by Mrs. T.. Elias Messrs. Calhoun & Bar
relt will move into the room now used by
Messrs. J. X. burst & Co. az a grocery store;
Mr.. j. r. Leavcll will occupy Mr.. j. w.
Greenes store on he corner as soon as II Is
Mrs. T.. Elias will sell clothing during the
winter In the store now occupied by Mr.. G. A.
Swygert.
| ft,o fEnr n I,NIx, cd In
Greenwood: II ask the question:" said he
because have visited this place often since
the war, and miss so few friends now that
concluded that II anyof your people ever die,
1t must be In rai road accident, Or cyclone
| or by accidental shooting"
Mr.. G. a. Swygert has secured the services
of Mr.. II. p. Blake as salesman during the
Mr.. e. 4. Barksdale and Mrs Barksdale ore
spending few weeks in New York and other
Northern cities.
The Ice cream festival given by tho ladies Of
the Baptist church In bursts Hall on last Fri
day evening was attended by maiIy Of the
young people, and paid the ladies handsome-
MIR. \. Rosenberg started to New York and
other Northern markets to-day.
We have been told that child was struck
and killed by the down passenger train on
the Columbia and GreenviIIe road near DON
aids this morning We have not been able to
learn the particulars.
The second base ball nine Of this place will
play the Cokesbury nine tomorrow after
noon.
The Misses Boozcr. of Nevbcrry, are visit
ing DR.. a. p. BooZer and family.
| MIR. Robert HnstIng, OF Edgetield, sold forty:
eight bales Of cotton TO one of our cotton buy.
ers here last week.
Judge T.. S. +. Giles sent negro ty. the
name Of Richard Sales, charged with bigamy,
| TO jail last week to await q hearing OF bis casc
| In The Circuit Court. He claims that af Ter he
had lived with his first wife several years she
one day told him that she WIS tired Of h m,
and that she was going to seek another t
share her joys and sorrows. ad,i Ing him t'
do likewise. He at once did SD and was sue.
ccSsful beyond his most Sanguine eSpecta-
tions, finding not only one, tut many sympa-
thetic females ready and willing to cheer his
| loneliness in wcdlock. He sci sCtcd and mar.
! ried one. She did her best. but failed 10 find
one responsive swain. Her disappointment
and his success Inaddcnrd her. She appealed
to the law and his deplorable condition is the
result.
Miss Hattie Clary. charming young lady
from Pelzer. S. g., after spending several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. r. g. Greene, re.
turned to her home Oh last Saturday.
| Orange blossoms will soon be In demand In
Greenwood. Listen for the Ginning Of we'd
ding bells.
| 4 good rain Is needed. MAC.