The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
GREENWOOD GREETINGS.
THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF "AB.
BEvILLE'S ATLANTA"
and Loan Association 80.
Roanoke and Southern Railroad
...Cotton ChOpper---Bill Arp..-Per-
sOnaI Notes and Comments.

sOnaI Notes and Comments.
GREENWOOD, s. G., April H. 1886.
Hon. W. P. Wiueman, of Troy, was on our
streets last week.
club, and has received his first play, "Under
the Clouds"
We are glad to learn that Mrs. DR.. Maxwell,
who has been quite sick, is convaescing.
Our postmaster has received very nne anu
complete lock-boXes for the post office.
Mariah Jefferson, colored, formerly OF TINS
place, died in Columbia last week. Her re-
mains we're brought here and interredln the
Saveal cemetery. She raised respectable
family Of children, among whom were Paul
and Silas; the former Is a Presiding Elder In
Enterprise published in this county, but is
now a Presiding Elder in Columbia.
Mr.. J. S. Marse, who has been buying cot
ton here during the past winter, will return
bought over 5000 bales while here. -,
MrJ. T. Simmons beautiful one.year-old
colt got snagged yesterday while trying 10
h gaasd asa pang p groaSy hs sea we
Mr. Simmons expected to exhibit her at the
colt show at Abbeville in May,
Some one of our citizens will petition the
Railroad to run special train Oh Sunday to
Augusta during the meeting Of the General
Assembly, which meets in that city In May,
keeping department in Prof Boozer's school.
We hear his pupils are making rapid progress.
Bill Arp the Georgia humorst, has accept
ed an invitation to lecture here some time
this month in behalf Of the Methodist church.
Col. S. A. Pierce and his superintendent
came up on Saturday to take charge OF their
rock quarry about five miles from here on the
Greenwood, Laurens and Spartandurs Rail-
| road.
We had the pleasure of meeting Prof. George
Hodges in our town last week. He was visit
ing the schools in this township.
DR.. B. +. Duckett, who has been pract1cing
| lt1s S,,N
| located in Greenwood to practice his profes-
| sion. Greenwood always welcomes young
men Of energy, and we predict for the Doctor
Capt. H. w. Lltes, of Troy, paid our town a
! visit last week, He was the guest of DR.. A. +.
| BooZer.
A called meeting of Greenwood Building
and Loan Association was held at the Green
wood Hotel last Thursday night. The princi-
pal object of the meeting was to make some
changes in the by-laWs and constitution.
been subscribed. All the money Of the Asso-
citation has been loaned out at 35 per cent
The Association has several bids for the May
and June inst,.llment already.
| Mr.. Allen Eden, travelling salesman Tor
| large dry.goods house of Baltimore, attended
The meeting Of our Building and Loan AsSo-
citation last week. and was SO pleased with its
working and the Interest manifested that he
| subscribed for shares.
| Mr.. S. c. Dixon, Of Greenville, exhibited on
our streets Saturday new cultiVator and cot
ton chopper which he has just had patented
We claim to know something about farming
and pronounce his cotton chopper failure
His cultivator Is the best we ever saw.
| Greenwood will send to Columbia to-mor-
row strong delegation TO represent her IN
terests at the meeting Of the Chester, Green
wood, Abbeville and Eberton Railroad.
| Our Intendant received circular this morn
ing inviting Greenwood to send delegates TO
the great meeting of the Roanoke and South.
ern Railroad Company, which win meet +, at
Roanoke City, Va, on the 2Oth Of April. This
road is gotten up to form connection with
Southern independent lines. -Four routes are
place. Our Intendant will suggest the fourth
| route to connect with the Chester, Green
wood, Abbeville and Elberton Railro This
movement Is suppose8a E.S 8o 10 De backed oy Inc
While Greenwood has Justly earned the rep
utation q "Abbevlle's Atlanta" on account
| of her business boom railroad facilities. yet
she can boast with equal pride of her educa.
in the State. In addition to her Female Col
lege which ranks among those Of the highest
order, and her male institute which is doing
of the finest colleges in the State for the edu-
cation of colored youths. A brief sketch of
the Brewer Normal Institute will doubtless be
of some interest to the public. The college
over during this time by Prof J. ID. Backen-
stose and an able corps OF assistants. TWO
hundred and sixteen students have been IN
attendance this year, representing almost eV-
cry county in the State. Prof. Backenstose
has, by his upright and consistent course of
life won the respect and confidence of the
public, both as a scholar and Christian gentle
man. The school year commences on the first
Wednesday in October, and closes on the last
Thursday in June, at which time public cX-
animation is held, with other appropriate ex-
erciscs. The price of tuition is seventy.
cents per month for one pupil, and one dollar
for two from the same family. The property
of the Brewer Normal Institute Is hand.
some building and grounds. and was pur.
chased In 1870 by a Mrs. Perry, lady of
wealth of Boston, Mass, and presented to the
American Missionary Association. It, Is
named Brewer in memory of an only child OF
Mrs. Perry, who married and died when quite
young. Mrs. sustained the school until her
death q year or two ago, and at her death left
1t an endowment. The building is we'll fur
nished with handsome school furniture from
mandatory in New York City, while many
additional rooms for the accommodation OF
boarders are furnished with all necessary con-
veniences. The design Of the school is to give
thorough educational and moral training
to young persons. thus providing competent
! teachers for the public schools OF the State.
While the school is patrOnized by the colored
race exclusively, yet 'it excludes no student
on account Of race, color, sex or sect.