The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-03
Greenwood Dots.
GREENWOOD, March !. 1886.

GREENWOOD, March !. 1851.
Rose, the Jew, was in town last week Win
81 fine drove Of mules and horses. suppose
business was dull with him rs he did not TAT
ry long.
The Grange Mt this place is still surviving
and doing thriving business. Several car
COS of gtlHnO and groceries have been hl>trlp
utcd through its agency within the last 1e"
weeks
Mr.. 8. NJ. Davis. of Ninety-s'iX, the Edison
of AbbevIlle county, was in town SATURDAY
note the fact that by energy and pluck he mn;
annssed much of this worlds goods, ano
gained the reputation Of being one or the
best machtnists In the county;
The Female College. under the management
of the Misses Giles, Is rapidly growing In pop
ularity. Already its roll has increased over
eighty students. Anotherne piano recently
ordered, makes the sixth now In Use III the
Dr.. B. F.. Duckctt of Mo1lohon, OF Ncwber.
nv county, is visiting his relatives. We I'M
derstand he has built up lucrative practice
In his profession.
Brooks, recently married one of the heirs ol
Col. David Dickson. the king cotton planter
of Georgia. He is now living III Augusta IN
in elegant style.
have been sold in and around Greenwood
within the naSt two months, and another cur.
go daily expected. We venture to assert:
however, that our townsman j. w. Sprolcs.
range that will give as good satisfaction.
Miss Belle Smith dancing school closed
last Friday evening.
20 would the power some giftie gle us
TO see ourselves as ithers see u.s."
for then some of her scholars would never
again attempt to trip the light fantastic toe.
However devoid OF natural gracefulnesS some
OF her pupils may he, yet If we are Judge, ste
is mstressof her profession Miss Smi tn goes
-, fn f0t oh ff
Newberry.
Greenwood has an economical way of en-.
forcing the ordinances OF the town. Last
week a negro was acting dis3rderIy on the
preaching he ran. Having no marshal pres
ent, the 1ntendent ordered bystander to
catch the offender. and the race which ensued
was exciting. After the most heated eXer--
else Of the pedel eXtremitics OF the pursued
and the pursuer down Main street, the guilty
party was captured and turned over TO the
authorities and IL fine of one dollar imposed,
half of which amount was given TO the cap
tor for services rendered.
To-day Miss Laura Johnson, of Troy, opens
n millinery in the store formerly occupied by
Mr.. D.'J. Rabun.. Miss Johnson has for sew
cral years been associated in similar depart
ment In New York. and comes fully prepared
to meet the demands Of fashion.
1t seems the flowing trains have been super
cedcd by more simple costume In the bail
room. At a recent entertainment large white
We do not know whether this style OF dress is
the latest fashion or not, yet we must admit "a
preference for it, over the long train.
The council have supplied the long demand
for good horse racks, and will begin in u few
days to put the streets In thorough repair:
Mr.. Ed. Reynolds fine Jersey bull, tom
Cleveland" while wandering over the vi llage
few nights since and disturbing the sum-
bers of it's Inhabitants accidentally ap-
preached too near Dr.. Millwee's gin house. un-
der when set burglar gum Touching the
cord which was attached to the gun. q large
load of shot forcibly reminded him that he
was on forbidden grounds. ~ few days after
wards COW Of Mr. j. w. Sproles' met with a
similar fate. 1t seems that the Doctors adj
vertisement-"Kcep of this lot-a burglars
gnn is set,' is true
The colony OF negroes spoken of last week
as having reached this place en- route tor the
West, have discarded their Moses, Dave Boyd.
and many Of them have hired out in this
community, while others have returned to
IIaurens. We think 1t would have been In
flnitely better had the Legislature passed. the
immigrat ion bill and thus prevented design
ing agents and railroad corporations from en-
tcing these deluded creatures away from
their homes into the swamps Of the West and
leaving them there the victims of malaria or
starvation, than to have spent its time In
tampering with the lien law. Indeed the last
Legislature has immOrtaliZed itself in doing
many things OF little I'm portance, and leaving
undOne matters Of vital Interest to the pub
lie.
ness. Several large orders from extreme por.
tons of the county were filled last week. The
following are to-day's quotations OF the mar
ket: Corn 63 to G5 cents; bacon ~; grhnu-
lated sugar 81; good family flour $L0O $3.50
hay CLIO.