The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
GREENWOOD'S BUSY LIFE.
FACT, GOSSIP, COMMENT. BY A WATCH
Full CORRESPONDENT.
New Way to Settle Old Debts..-Cheap
Provisions .-. Foot Under n LOE-.-
Happy Pnir.--Turnips by the Bar.
rel-..Ienorant Bird Salesman, etc.

GREENWOOD, April 5, 1886.
It is estimated that over one hundred thou
sand dollars have been spent In Greenwood
i'm the last two years on improvements. Two
more large brick stores will be built this sum-
mer.
with his lovely bride Friday. MAY life be
for them rs one summer day" They will
board at Mr.. G. Alex. Swyserts;
Our guano agent ut this place has soid aoont
Col. Eugene B. Gary Of the Abbeville Bar
had a case In our Trial Justice Court last
week.
r. Bullock, met with serious accident Satur.
day at Klugh d Benjalnin's saW-nill, lie
was assisting in rolling stock up 10 the mill :;
the stock got loose from the hands before
ME could @ ga1 gIosne ef o. seSea es boes Hs
physician thinks probably his loot Will not
have to be amputated.
The boys In Prof Boozcr's school had de-
bate Friday evening. Subject: (which Is
the most useful to man, gold or coal?" The
decision was given In favor Of the negative.
Gov Thompson has been invited to make
an address at the Female College on the I.t9
of June and we understand he has accepted
the invitation. A literary feast IS In store Tor
oil who may attend.
On account of the meeting OF the South Car
oil Ina Presbytcry next Sabbath Mt NeWberry
there will tie no services at the Rock church.
An altercation took place saturday between
Levi Wright and Charlie Griffin, both color
cd. Itappcars from evidence that the allncu.-
ty was occnsioned by business transaction
in which Griffin was Indebted to Wright for
the sum of forty cents. Griffin felt himself
aggrieved and slandered when approachea
for payment, and thought the impression OF
q large rock upon the head of his creditor
would be the most effectual method of set.
tling the account. Griffin has been bound
over to The June term OF Court TO show cause
why he used such currency to pay OH MS
debts when greenbacks and specie were the lc-
gal tender. Doubtless he Is not an advocate
Of passing the Bland bill.
Mr.. q. P. O'Nenll, an energetic farmer q @, OF
Stony Point, sold in Green wood Saturday five
barrels turnips, ten bushels potatoes, ana u
large supply Of grape vines from his eXten-
sive nursery. Some estimate of the SIZE OF
one which weighed ten pounds, and The en-
tire lot sold at one cent per pound. we sns,
gest that Mr.. O'Neall attend the Farmers
Convention in Columbia and give It the
benefit of his experience on practical farm l.
ing. At the close Of the war Mr.. O'Ncall was
poor man, but by energy and economy mas
amaSsed abundance Of this WORLDS goods
hr how to dispense to guests the hospitalltles
so effective In entertaining them.
w. Gaines, Esq, the nccompl ished agent
of the Augustu Chronicle, was In town Shtur-
day and secured the names OF fourteen new
subscribers to his paper.
The Canary bird drummer visited our town
lately. He was either Yankee TO the manor
born. or very ignorant as to the sex OF oitas, ttas
were females and hence ure valueless as TO vo-
cal qualities.
The regular down freight on the Columbia
and (ireenville Railroad met with singular
accident Saturday morning between this
place and Hodges. While running at full
speed the cars became uncouped and col
Iison ensued, In which q car containing cat
tic and fowls was crushed. From an eye wit,
ness we learn that ten cows, few goats ana
fowls were killed, and train attachee Slight
ly hurt.
DIR. d. ]. Rabnn has In service in his store
the handsOmest chandelier in town.
We have daily evidence of the great IN
ducements offered by our merchants IN the
way OF cheap goods and high prices paid for
cotton, by the number Of customers from 9TH
er competing points.
Mr.. S. NJ. Davis, The Ellison of AbbeViile,
exhibited on our streets Saturday two cotton
planters which attracted much favorable com.
nent from the farmers. HI effected arrange
mentS with Mr.. B. Reynolds, through whom
the farmers can be supplied.
Market evolutions: Corn, 60 to 63 cents per
bushel; bacon, cents meal. ga cents; mo-
lasses, is to IS cen Is per gallon; flour, SiUl to
$500 per barrel: choice hay, Sl.lD. \. Il.