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GREENWOOD LOCALS.
The EartlhQuake---ReIis Meeting
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for ChnrIestOn.--MercN News.

GREENWOOD, $. c., Sept. I, 1856.
After spending several weeks with friends
In and near Greenwood, Miss Winton Parks
returned to her home IN Abbeyilie to-day.
a meeting Of the Directors Of the Chester,
Green wood and Abbevilie Railroad will be
held in Clinton to-day.
Mr.. NJ. T.. Coleman who was q most gentle
manly and efficient salesman in the store Of
COrOnaca. During his stay here. lie made
many friends Wherever he goes We wish
for him realization of every worthy desire,
feeling sure that selfishness will never pre-
dominate in his character.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, p. Blake are visiting the
family Of Prof VIM. Hood in Due West.
The services in the Baptist church are st still
OIL last Saturday and Sunday when ReY. W.
a. Rogers kindly consented to conduct the
services during his absence. We are glad to
know that Mr.. Carter Is improving rapidly
and That he will probably conduct tho service
Mr.. Ed. Reynolds is now employed as n
salesman IN the store OF his father Mr.. Is.
Reynolds.
Greenwood was unfortunate In the prlma-
ries Not u single candidate from this section
received q nominating vote.
Mrs. NJ. Is. McGee and Mr.. w. e. McGee of
Walnut Grove. and Mrs. Laura Ellis, OF Due
West spent several days Of last week with
Mrs. j. w. Sprolcs.
The Greenwood bascballists played their
last for this season on last Tuesday afternoon.
We hope the boys may now find more rcmun-
Mrs. r. NJ Dendy, of Troy, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. B. +. Reynolds.
The attendance at the Female College is en-
couragingly large. New pupils are coming In
daily.
We now have direct telegraphic communi-
cation with Laurens and immediate stations
by way of the line of tho Greenwood, Lau-
rens and Spdrtanburg road.
Miss Carrie Calhoun, Of Due West, Is visit
ing Miss Annie Reynolds.
We hear that there Is q school teacher In
the upper part of the county that attempts to
punish her small male pupils for misdemean-
or by placing them between two pretty girls.
How wish / were school boy again! ]
would be nwfllly mischievous.
Mr.. J. X. burst is visiting New York and
other Northern markets.
We learn with sadness Of the serious Illness
of Mrs T.. NJ. Sharp of Donaldsville. DR., j..
G. Maxwell has been called by telegraph To
attend her as soon rs possible.
Mr.. j. Oscar Duckett will be employed in
be glad to serve his many friends during the
The finest two-y;eear-old colt In. the county
was not on exhibition Mt the Ninety.SiX
Stock SHOW, 1t Is owned by MIR. w. j. Dom
Miss T. II. Johnston will occupy tho rear of
Mr.. A. Rosen5erg's store. Miss Johnston has
been very successful in her millinery busi-
ness since she came to this place.
On last Friday morning negro by the
name of Wilson Anderson died very sudden
ly Mt his home on the plantation of Mr.. j. Is.
Sample. Trial Justice E. $. +. Giles was ut
once notified when njury Of inquest with Mr..
organized by him. After q careful exanlina-
ton of the body by DIR. S. G.. Swygert and
others the jury decided that the said Wilson
Anderson had died OF disease of the heart.
Mr.. Frank johnson Is now employed In the
store Of Mr.. A. Rosenberg.
On last Tuesday night about ten o'clock our
town was terribly alarmed by an earthquake,
the scvcrest shock ever felt in this part Of the
country. The first shock was preceded by an
awful roar and ruinbling which continued
during the entire agitation, about two min
utes. Many persons rushed from their toines
thinking that no building would be able to
withstand the mighty trembling Of the earth.
Several persons were terribly frightened and
unnerved, and preferred q resting place out OF
doors during the remainder of the night.
Shocks are felt daily, n great many having
been felt since the first shock Of Tuesday
night. But little damage has been done here.
Some plasterIng hns been shaken Off and a
few loose bricks thrown from the tops OF old
clIimneys.
We are to have q rousIng political meeting
on the 18th instant. when all the candidates
for Congressional honors will address the peo-
pie. Let all come and give each anu every
one a. fair unbiased hearing. Adequate az
rangemenis will be made by our town for the
occasion.
A young man near Donaldsvile says that
he has neither felt nor heard shock Of the
earthquake. He certainly sleeps us soundly
as did Rip Van Wrinkle.
A young man In town declares that lie Will
not live In "single blesscdness" longer. Mar
rcd men say that his resolution lisa good one.
"Nlisery loves company"
Miss Mamie Ferguson, of Laurens, Is visit
ing Mrs. w. r. Matthews
Mr.. j. W. Sproles has the finest cotton that
we have seen.
Your humble correspondent had tho pleas
ure of visiting his old home at Donaldsville.
on last Saturday and Sunday. where many
friends and acqualntances were met, making
his visit, although it was SO brief, II very
pleasant one.
Intendant C. a. C. Waller has started sub
scription for the relief of CharlestOns suffer-
rrs. We hope the amount already given will
b., greatly Increased by the liberal contrlbu-
riops OF our fcllow-citiZcns. Those of our
people whom the Lord has blessed should
come forward and give generously for the
,orcly afflicted and suffering people of Char
lesion. Let every one give according to his
means and be not slow in doing it. MAC.