The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-04-25
THE GREENWOOD TRIBUNE.
OBSERVATIONS BY OUR WIDE-AWAKE
AND ENTERPRISING NEIGHB0R.
Personals by the ScoIc-.-Commence-
ment Speeches by the Pair---Tex-
as Ponies Furniture ... Payne'S
Millinery Greenwood. Looking
to her Own Interest.

mcnt Speeches by the Pair---Tex
as Ponies Furniture ... Payne''
Millinery GrecnwOOd. Looking
to her Own Interest.
Cherries are not killed.
Miss Lille McGhee went 10 Abbeville las
week.
A picnic is to be had at the "Rocks" on thu
Cotton is being planted and small grain is
looking well.
MIR, Joe HutchIson, of Ninty-slx, spent Sun
The son Of Mr.. J. X. burst has been i'll, but
Col. MCGOWAN was In town short while
Mr. and Mrs J. X. burst, visited Charleston
this week.
An excursion will be run to Augusta on the
4th of May. Fare from this point sl.S3.
ems, was In town last Sunday.
i Messrs. l.. II. Russell and j. c: Douglass. o
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Wells, and Mr.. ]. w
Greene are visiting Charleston.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Counts, Of Laurens arc visit
ing the parents Of the latter ut this place.
visited Hodges last Sabbath. The boys report
SiTaSai Mr. and MIS- MS. S. p. Drltton and Mr.. R.
Sparkman left Monday to attend the flora
MIR. A. Med. Singleton, is now in Pough
kccpsie, N. Y. he reports himself as much
| pleased with the place.
Large crowds went down from the stations
on the c. Il G., road to attend to floral fair.
! One Of the partners in the sash and blind
factory has withdrawn. The business pro
| crosses as usual.
l We acknowledge the receipt of valuable
1 pamphlet; published by the board OF agricul
ture, entitled the Resources OF South Caro-
lima.
King, who Is announced as a candidate fol-
the legislature. He is too well known for ne
to attempt to introduce him.
i The Presbyterans have good choir and
the music under Mrs. Mathews deft fingers
make this part OF the services even more
attractive than 1t usually is.
| w. u. McGhee, who has been cerking In
Ninety-Six for sometime since, has returned
TO Geenwood. His friends are glad to see
MIR. ]. T. Simmons has moved into the Wal.
Ter block Of stores and we hear that Messrs
Lethco q Montgomery Will occupy the build
All members of the Board of Trade are re-
quested to pay their dues to j. w. Payne.
secretary and treasurer, at once, as the funds
are needed to meet q special case of import
ance.
Prof Hodges has received letter from
President McCaslln, of the Laurensvllle Fe-
male College, expressing the willingness OF
Masters VIM. Alexander and w. w Swear
ingen distinguished themselves as most pro-
l
the regular spelling match at the Male High
School.
Col. w. e. MCGOWAN will deliver the nd.
dress at commencement before the Female
College students, and Gov. Richardson before
those of the Male School. A rare literary
treat is expected In both instances.
| Mr.. Z. A. G. Waller, chairman of the De-
mocratic club at this place, requests us to an
held on Saturday the 28th inst for the purpose
of recognizing and electing delegates to the
county club. Let every Democratic be on
hand.
| An important meeting of the Board Of Trade
| will be held on the second Monday In May.
All the members are earnestly requested TO
be present as there Is much business to be dis
posed of and the interests Of the town are in
large measure involved.
The Abbeville papers are going for the Char
| lesion bankers because of their lnsl mutations
tive to the taxing OF banks. We think 1t Is
useless TO say more than Amen"
| The AbbeuiNe Press and Banner copies q
business notice that has been running in the
Tribune for sometime since and which refers
our readers to our Augusta advertisers OF
furniture, and remarks edtorially that II our
people do not buy furniture In Greenwood
they had best come to Abbeville. as 1t Is
will do so IL the Abbeville furniture dealers
will advertise the matter we'll through the
columns of the Tribune.
| 1t is said the Republicans secured their VIC
tory in Rhode Island by means OF beer checks
and free whiskey. We don't know however
whether this be the truth or O campaign lie.
We are MS much opposed to Democratic cam
paign lies as we are to Republican and we
are sure that both indulge In them to a GER
sheep and defects, the Democratic party has
the most solid principle under the sun and we
arc vain enough to believe that 1t Is several
| degrees cleaner in its record than 1t Republt-
can contemporary.
| We had the pleasure Of inspecting lot OF
the most beautiful dresses that we have ever
seen at Mr.. Paynes dressmaking establish
ment the other day. ., Miss NJ Mamie purkerson,
OF exquisite taste, and wherever she Is we'll
known her name Is synonym for excellent
work. Every one who has love for the beau
ii full should see those dresses. AS rule, this
scribe cannot tell calico from silk. but we
know when thing is pretty and when 1t Is
not. II ever we decide TO 60 into the dress
making business we will take lessons under
| Miss Mamie and establish our selves as near
Payne's, for ammunition, as he Will let us.
Texas Ponies.
| We view with regret the wholesale introduc-
| tion of this class of stock into our county.
They will propagate and the tendency will be
to wards deteriOrating. our stock. a first
class article Of any thing Is cheapest in the
long run and horses are not exceptions to the
rule. You may think your pony cheap but
he will eventually cost you more than good
horse or mule.
Besides this, wholesale importation OF
foreign stock is al fruitful source of disease,
and untold injury may result from this cause
Our farmers can raise good horses and raise
| them cheap too, and when they are grown
they Twill be worth three; times asSm1ch as
the sorry little beast that Is honored with the
name pony. Cheap things, to put it anoma.
lousy, are the most costly.
Greenwood to the Front.
! Alta call meeting of the Board Of Trade on
last Monday 1t was decided to send two dele
oates to meet the delegation of the Green.
willie Board or Trade and to proceed with that
delegation to the convention to be held ut
| Hot Springs, N. G.
Messrs. Thos F. Riley and w. X. Blake
were chosen by unanimous vote With
Greenwood's interests in their hands we feel
satisfied. Our town still continues to show
her progressive spirit and never allows a
chance OF displaying her manifold advanta.
ges and lindomftable: energy to pass unim-
| groved. Greenwood will be there and Green
Woeds interests will be taken care Of.