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GREENWOOD CURRENCY.
NOTE AND COMMENT ON TEE EVERY DAY
AFFAIRS OF OUR, PROGRESSIVE
NEIGHBOR.


Or. Maxwell Gone to New York ...
Strong Reason Urged for the G., q.
d a. Il. R..-.Stoves -.- Illness Of n
IEi=hly Respected Citizen -. The
Farmers..-Gotton- --. Sunday-SchoOl
Speeches Personals and Other
Matters.
GREENWOOD May 3, 1885.
Bill Arms lecture in the Female College
here last week on the original "Bill Arp" and
"Big john" was highly hpprecated. About
fifty dollars were the receipts OF the eIlter-
tainmcnt.
terracing machine, the construction OF Which
is much more simple than NcCurryS..
The "GreenwOod Amateur Dramatic Club
will give an entertainment on the evening OF
the 2Sth instant This club is under m the man
agcment Of Mr.. y. \. Gage. who has had con-
siderable experience upon the stage, ana
from the rehear$als that we have attended
his success in rhe future will not detract
from his past reputation. On the above date,
the public will be favored with the play,
Dr. j. c. Maxwell and wife left last Thurs
day for New York. where he will remain sew
profession. A great many friends of DR.. Max
we'll wished to retain HIM in the political
field, and his name has been prominently
mentioned iu connection with Congressional
hOnOrs, and if he would allow his name to
be used he no doubt would be q formidable
candidate.
Mr.. John r. McGee near Due West, was
the guest of Mr.. j. w. Sproles several days
last week. .
The picnic at Mt. Moriah Saturday was well
attended. Some of the young men, howev-
er, objected TO the programme, as Sunday
school addresses so monOpOlized the day
cia and private addresses to the young Ia
dies.
The friends of Capt L. H. Rykard will re-
gret to hear that he has had another paral-
ytic stroke. Capt Rykard has always been q
useful citizen and prominent counsellor In
our political campaigns. He has taken q
lively interest in, all public enterprises, and
and for years has been The moving spirit In
his church.
Tie young people will 20 out on a picnic
excursion to Pierce's quarry hsar Rock
church to-day. Mr.. Pierce offers to show
them the attractions Of the quarry business.
Atlanta, and it is said that the granite OF this
quarry is superior to that in Fairfield.
The agents of the Wrought Iron Stove
Company will leave to-day for Easley. They
have sold since coming to our community
over three car loads stoves, and we trust the
people of Easley will not be SO lavish Of their
money, when stove equally rs good as the
wrought iron range can be purchased at one-
half The price.
The contract for painting the Presbyterian
parsonage has been awarded Mr.. j. II. Miller,
and work will begin to-da".
Mr. ]. Il. Reynolds is making arrangements
to burn brick again this Slllnmer. There will
be great demand for brick for the buildings
which are now in contep' plation, and which
will he erected this Suln1her.
The Clevelands will 90 down to Troy Fri
day to contest the championship with the
bat. The colored club Will also 60 to Lau-
ropc IN the 1Ith
Mr.. $. &. Major. who purchased and is now
living In the old Methodist parsonage, Is nav
ing it remodeled.
4 telegram was received last Friday an
nouncimg the serious illness of our towns
man Mr.. G. NJ. Jordan, who has been in Flor
ida several months. Ills sister, Mrs. Z. n.
Brooks. left Saturday TO- visit him.
ourfriend Mr.. 7, L. Lipsco'nb, Of Ninety,
Six, was in town Thursday in the interest. OF
the Hacllrtt estate. Hc expressed agreeable
surprise at the impro vcments and general
prosperity of our village since his last visit
Mr. S. Foster Croner, ;Ln cnterpristng farm
er Of Long Cane, was in town Saturday, and
while here manifested his libcrality and pub
lie spirit by contributing literally to the
Chester, Greenwood. Ahbeville and Elberton
Railroad We would like to have Mr. Gro
mer nearer Greenwood, and would welcome
him into our midst provided he gets him a
wife, as our market Is now OvcrstOckcd with
bachelors.
The necessity Of the completion of the
Chester, Greenwood. Abheville and Elbcrton
Railroad is forcibly impressed upon us now.
from the fact that accommodations are ire
uuenty denied us b. other railroads. The
citizens OF Greenwood and Ninety-SiX peti-
toned the Columbia and Grrcnvilie Railroad
to run an extra train from Ninety-SlX to Ab-
heVille to-day, and Il guarantee Of fifty dol
lars was no inuucement for it to comply, and
Il sum of 4 hundred dollars was demanded.
Several of our citizens will attend the con-
vention of the Stockholders OF the Augusta
and Knoxville Railroad in Augusta on the
5lh. 4 large share of the stock IS still owned
this place.
Gardening in Greenwood has been very sue:
cesslul this Spring, Notwithstanding the cold
weather. Mr. J. w. SprOlcS is furnishing his
boardcrs with English peas and other vcSsta-
bleS.
The outlook for farmers was never more dis
couraging. In addition to the failure of the
wrcat and oat crop. many have been forced tn
plant their corn over, while Northern nay
and Western corn is daily being hauled away
from our village. Some farmers who have
never before bought pound of bncon or a
bushe of corn are now depending upon West
ern markets. \ novel sight on our street
last week was wagon drawn by six poor
horses and loaded with hay corn, bacon, flour,
guanO, &c.
Mir. j. b. Bonner local editor of the Associ-
ate Reformed Presbyterian spent several hours
in our town last week.
Mrs. Walden leaves to-day to attend the
centennial Chatham Artillery in Savannah.
Mrs. Mamie buchanan died at Piedmont
on last Monday. of typhoid fever, and her re.
mains we're brought down Tuesday and inter
red at the Rock church cemetery. She leaves
q little daughter about ten years old, and
many friends to mou ri her death.
The meaSelS which have prevailed in our
midst for several weeks, are somewhat abat-
ing.
About fifteen bales of cotton were sold upon
the street Saturday. Mr.. q. Mike Kinard was
among the sellers, which fact has been eX-
planned on the ground that the "Roads arc bet
ter to Grecnwood' than TO other neighboring
markets.
Mrs. w. II. Gilkerson Of I,aurncs, e. H., is
visiting relatives and friends ut this place.
Mr.. John ChileS, has y new receipt for indi-
gcstion, which he will take pleasure in giving
to any one who will apply for it,
Greenwood has four Millinery, establish
mentS, and we venture TO assert that some of
them has as fair assortment of goods as can
be found in the upper portion of the State.
There will be preaching at the Rock church
next Sabbath at II o'clock \. VI.
Rev. w. L. Mathews preached to large con-
gregatiOn yesterday in the Presbyterian
church on Foreign Missions. He announced
that he would appoint the 4th Sabbath of this
month to Baptise all the children in his
charge. '4. Z."
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