The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-27
Greenwood GOSSiD.

| GREENWOOD, s. c., Jan. 25. 1856.
| Greenwood has at last produced dude.
| MeSsrS. Aartzog 4 Hays have erected very
handsome and appropriate sign In front OF
their livery stable.
Mr.. Robert Tarrant, Jr., has moved to his
plantation near Ninety.SiX, where he will
| farm this year.
| Rev. John Davisa returned missionary from
China was the guest of Prof. Blake last week.
! There will Ge preaching next Sunday ut the
Rock church at II o'clock by the pastor. Rev.
w. Il. Mathews.
The little daughter of Mr.. j. T. Simmons
who was SO badly burned with fire crackers ut
Christmas. Is recovering very slowly.
\ good tailor would find plenty Of work to
do here.
1t is thought the oat crop was killed out
about half during the cold spell.
Mr.. w. X. Blake is filling Il contract to cut
four hundred cords of wood on the August,
and Knoxville Railroad.
Our young men are getting to be so quiet
they can't even get up Il "snipe hunt
ters, Mr. W. $. Bell has declined the idea OF
going West.
After this week our town can boast OF a first
class bakery, under the management of Mr..
Geo. Hour.
It is estimated that one hundred and twen-
ty-five pounds of butter were sold here on Sat
urday by the farmers.
Tho town council Will have the Gala aboose re-
modelled soon, and hereafter instead of i'm pos
Ing small fines Tor lnisdemcanors, they Will
imprson.
| (SulIe NUMBER Ol young laulcS TepTeSeHG'
ing different PORTIONS of the State have been
visiting In our midst lately.
Greenwood Is getting to be place Of some
prominence in II mercantile point of view,
pay us their respects. A few days ago five
hardware dealers met on our streets, and only
few nights before twenty eight Of the travel
ing fraternity stayed at the Riley Hotel.
! Mr.. II. =. Cunningham has moved into the
house recently occupied By Prof Blake: He
comes to take charge of the GreenO0od Light.
We give him q hearty welcome, and have ev-
cry reason to believe that our paper will con-
tinuc to prosper under its new manager.
| One day last week Ann Moore Il cOlUred wo.
man living in the neighborhood Of Buck Lev
81, caught fire while standing by her washpot.
spring m and succeeded in M putting out the fire.
! but burned her hands severely.
! Prot. Boozcr's school has become SO large
that he has engaged the efficient services OF
Mr.. II. $. Cunningham as an assistant.
The bell of the scissors grinder. could he
heard in our town for several days last week,
as the poor Grecian wandered from house lo
house, earning his daily bread. If, however,
he does not meet with more success In other
places than here, he will have to return like
the prodigal, to his fathers house.
We arc sorry 10 hear of the failure OF our
been doing business mt Waterloo. 1t Is report:
ed that his mother, Mrs. +. G. Parks, will
probably lose heavily by the failure. Buying
cotton Is the cause of Mr.. Parks misfortune.
AS suggcsted few weeks ago, the cantata
was repeated on Friday evening. About S27
was realized. which Is to be appropriated to
purchasing IL town piano. The pleasures OF
the evening were enhanced by song "Bring
Back my Love DER the Sea-" rendered by Mrs
Is. ReynO Olds. and an instrumental duet by the
Misses Green. This notice would be incom.
plete did We not mention the manner in
which Mr.. \. 4. Gage and Master Eddie Roy.
nOlds performed their respective parts as old
"Fathrr Time" and "Santa Claus" After the
cantata was closed Mr.. Gage delighted the au.
dicnce by delivering u comic speech on The
Constitution" ~.