The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-20
LIFE ABOUT GREENWOOD.

Prof. BoGzcr's School..JTiss Smiths
CIass.-A Negro In q Hot House,
| Tropical Plants in Cold Houses
A Contract to Cut Seven Hundred
Cords of Wood Results i'm the Cnt-
ting Of Il I.cG--Dr. GOrdon's Trick
Dog..Mr. Elake's Frozen Mule.
Flaming Keroscne-.VisitinS Law.
ycrs.-Otlaer Items Of Interest.
GHEEHw GOD, Jan. IS 1856.
Prof S. r. Boozcr's school opened on Mon
day with about twenty-five scholars There
is no better school to be found for preparing
young men for college.
Mcssrs Magill, Richey and Norris Of Hodges
! had business in OUT cour! last week:
Why are the nuills of az of the Mcsscnger'
and ''Traseler" OF the Greenwood L'yh1 81
| 4 tenant on Mr.. J. r. Blal1cs place had a
mule to freeze to death during the cold snap.
| Wesley Arnold, n c0lOrctl man living about
three miles from town lost his house and al
most the entire contents by fire on WedneS'
day night. 1t Is supposed to nave oceh accl-
dental.
The young people of town sne1t 1t ETld1y Wdi1;s
evening very pleasantly at Mr.. ). W. Nell
"tripping the light fantastic Toe.
The PRESBYTERIAN church Is In need OF Il
new organ and the members are agitatlns
the question. of getting II pipe organ.
MI a contract for the cutting OF seven nun
dreu cords Of wood tor the Greenwood. Ian
rcns, and Spartanburg, Railroad. One OF the
hands employed cut his leg very seriously,
but called in DR.. SWygert who dressed the
wound successfully, and the putient is rapid
~ recovering.
Mir. S. II. BENJAMIN who lives near the
Rock church has inst completed one OF the
neateSt country residence 10 DC louhu any
where in this section. ).
Mir. Joe Meaps is putting = the finishing
touches with his bru4h ~ the Methodist par
SOnage.
near having 4 serious accident happen To
him, cauScu by q lamp being Knocked on The
the table and the oil catching fire. lie sue
cceded in cXtinguisling the hame however,
without calling In help.
Nelson Brooks, the barber, raises great
many game cocks, and during the Christmas
holidays he sold five for so
The mute, nl;lined and bllnd were OIL repre-
sented on our streets last week, begging a ms.
The council have had their first meeting,
and mapped out Il program Tor the year. We
may now expect our streets 10 he kept 10 inc
condition, and some OF our citizens have sus-
gcStcd that a. marshall be employed on Sillur-
days to preserve order.
The agent of the American Bible eclety
would do well to.risit the Lebanon church
section. as some poor sinner Is In need OF
from that church last week.
There must be one young lady In Green
wood who wears the "rOhe OF white for
when ask ed by Il young man to accompany
him to the dance on Friday night she replied,
"no, but will attend the services III the
church with yOu.'
4 dog belonging to Dr.. Gordon created quite
q sensation on Brick Range Saturday after
noon Ivy Jumping through window OF Mr..
J. i. Simmons store, and breaking out large
paine Of glass. All byStanders were very
highly amused except Mr.. Simmons.
Master Willie zoe OF our community Is q
lad of only thirteen summers, but tips the
beam" at 175 pounds.
Auditor J. r. Parks finished assessing Sat
urday afternoon, he says he received the lar,,-
est number Of assessments on Friday he has
received any day since being IN office.
Several car loads of corn and bacon have
been received at this place since Christmas.
but our merchants are 10th TO see it leave
their stores on credit since the famous "Prl-
ority" law has been enacted by the LcSis-
luture.
Rev. Mr.. Hassel preached two very inter
esting sermons yesterday in the Pre>bY erian
church. but owing to the very tiisagreeable
weather PrcSbyterv failed to meet.
Nearly all the ladies in town have lost their
hot-houSe plants lately. Some OF them had
very valuable collections.
|, Tic second session of Miss Smiths dancing
school began last Wednesday night; she has
over twenty-five scholars.
The friends of MeSsrS. Spr0lCS Will he glad
to know that they will lose very little If any
by the suspension of the Charleston OH Mill
Co. At one. time it was thought that they
would lose heavily. hut they have every us-
Sllrance now that they will be paid up as soon
as the mill resumes work.