The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-10-27
GREENWOOD'S BUSY LIFE.
ACTIVITY, ENERGY, AND GOOD JUDGMENT
TO BE CROWNED WITH SUCCESS.
The New Railroad that IL to bc Built
THE Charity Entertainments In the
Female Co1lcgcs-Scmator CalIison
az n Farmer..Many Boys and Few
GirIs..Preachers YOHS Ladies'
OmiuouS Visits. Etc.

| GREENWOOD, October Vi, 1886.
| On account of the dry weather farmers have
sown brt small acreas. in oats. This Wit
| the scarcity OF good oats for sowing, VIII nt
doubt be the cause of another light crop.
The uackctt lands brought an average
! lightweight dollars per acre ana not clSht, az
| reported last week.
Hon. Jas. CalliSon, Of Collisions. Edgefleld
county, sold a bale OF long staple cotton ts
Mr.. G. c. Cannon; of this place, for thirteen &c
long way ahead Of his brother farmers, not
only in being able to get more for his cotton
than they do; but in other respects a,.
Mrs. \. II. DodSon, of DonaldsvilIe, is visit
Ing Mr.. aud Mrs J. w. SproleS.
Draw n straight line from Wadesboro N G.,
to Athens, tia., and it will pass directly
! through Chester, Greenwood and Elbertnn
This being true why the silly talk Of building
the new railroad which has been chartered 10
come by this place, on n line far to the norti
of our town. The Chester. Greenw0od ana
wood will be on the line of that road, and you
may bet your money that Way.
One OF our young men visits Cnlnmo,a'
These frequent visits to the capital are some
| what significant. Time will tell.
Miss Anna Bell returned last week from a
three months visit TO her sister: Mrs. G. \.
Black, of Charlotte. \. &. Miss Bell was nc
conipunicd by Mrs. Black, who will spend sew
eral weeks with her mother, Mrs. NJ. J. Bell;
or sixteen children born here during the
| last ten or twelve months there are only two
girls. Politicians, remember this FACT Bach-
DR.. j. L. McDavid, Of DUO West was in town
last week. He says that after the first of No
| vemher he will made Texas his home.
An entertainment managed by Mr.. A. A.
GAGE, and others of our town, was given for
the benefit OF the Confederate Widows Home
of Charleston, in the Female College on last
Friday night. 1t was very enjoyable and a
success in every respect. The Misses GiicS
kindly Offered the use of their College chapcl
and pianos and aided in many ways to secure
the success Of the worthy enterprise. The
music, which as leading feature OF the enter.
tlinment, was faultless, the rccitations perfect
and IN several of the theatrical performances
considerable talent was displayed. Thirty
three or four dollars were received ana at once
sea" where IL will he used in repairing the
buildings of the worthy institution named. .,,
Rev. W. NJ. Grler, ID; D., of Due West, VIII
preach at Asbuiy on the morning OF the llrSt
Sunday In November and III the Methodlst
church Of this place on the evening OF The
same DAY. at the usual hour Tor night service.
Rev. w. T. Mathews and Mr.. A. st. G.. Lee
are both MS happy Us they can be. Two baoS
boys are the treasures whlch 10 thehl arc CIV
What do you think of n man who on leaving
home promises to return on certain uny anu
on n certain train, and then instead of doing
so sends on the train named this message, II
arrived ut the depot too late, cannot return TO-
Mcssrs. NJ. B. McGee. G. B. Riley and w. r.
Mciee, three substantial men and successful
farmers, from Walnut Grove, were In town
last Thursday. They were we'll pleased with
our mark ct and we are sure that We Will see
them again soon.
About thirty-five hundred bales of cotton
have been shipped from this place since the
first OF September.
Are the words of Mr. w. T. Branch as quoted
In the Metiium of last week uSe;l as u compl-
ment to Greenwood? We believe that Mrs.
Branch Is one of Green woods fu:r and lovely
daughters. Are we n,istatken3 lie ought not
to return evil for good.
7 i,,iI, a n .tnn0pS
Strawhorn, died Of consumption at her home
near this place on last sunday evening at i've
O'Clock, I'm her twcnty-iourth year. She was
buried yesterday afternoon in the cemetery at
Tranquil church. Rev. w. \. Rogers conduct
cd the funeral services. Mrs. Hinton has
been for several years a member of the Meth
udist church. and leaves bright evidences Of II
lath and an implicit and perfect acqulcscence
in the Divine VIII. 4 husband and one child
OF two or three years have the sympathies Of
many friends.
Mr.. Jas. Rogers Jr., of Ninety-Slx. attended
service ut tie Presbyterian church in this
place last Sunday.