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GREENWOOD TO BE AS DRY AS A POW
DER HOUSE.
The Citizens Meet and Talk Business
and they Mean Business.


GREENWOOD, S. c., April 10, 1885,
A citizens meeting was heid x at tne iarse aa1e
Academy on last "Wednesday o1 eve a larSe TSe
crowd Of our best people erdSa was nPP Peo
Blake. He requesting DR.. w. B. MillWee TO
aot az chairman read the following resoiu'
tions: ,,,,.,,x ,,,ror. &c
prohibited by the Charter OF our town as well
as by the recent overwhelming vote Dotn I'D
our town and County. .,,
And whereas the moral sense OF our peopie pp
thbs expressed is outraged by an open disre'
gard OF public sentiment. IA,
And whereas it is the duty Of all good citi,
zens to support the law, to uphold the morai
selves against the demoralizing tendency OF
'tT Therefore Resolved, That we the under
signed citizens Of Greenwood pledge our
fore the courts Of Justice and securing their
conviction and punishment. -.
Resolved, That public notice be given OF
this our determined purpose that 10 NTenaers nd hs
relieved from very disagreeable duty.
These resolutions was signed by large
number Of our citizens, who are determined
that they be carried out to the letter. we are
glad to Zee our citizens alive on this all I'M
portant subject. At.
There is q great deal Of complaint In this
part Of the County among the tax payers. "A
good many after having paid their taxes at
humiliation Of being arrested and brought
Ave or six miles to appear before trial JUS
tice to show their tax .eoeipt IL so ose ro
their farms, and It does seem that 1t would be
better that the officials of the County keep
the tax books In better shape.
Capt. w. G. MCGOWAN spent one or TWO
days among US last week. Capt. Mcgowan is
solid In our city and community for Sol1cltor.
Mr. A. ]. Bell the "Mogul" Of Greenwood re-
turned home on last Thursday after an e4-
- ~ ho North E,aQtArn mart OF The
State.
Orange blossoms on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Jno. A. Barksdale spent several days IN
Laurens last week with relatives.
Mr.. C. A. c. Waller attended q meeting OF
the directors Of the Georgia, Carolina ana
Northern Rail Road at Athens Ga. last week.
meeting and thinks it will be completed to
this place by this time next year.
DR.. N. O. Taggart has traded his RESIDENCE IN
South Eastern part OF town to Dr.. ". Hol.
loway of Chappells for q very fine bottom
plantation. Dr. Taggart will build on one OF
his lots next to DR.. Cobbs DR.. Holloway will
take possession on first September.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Oldham will give party
on next Friday eve in honor Of their nephew
Mr. Charley White Of Versailles, Tenn, who Is
Eow spending some time with them.
Services were held in the Methodist church
on last Sunday for the first time since Its COM
pletion. 1t is now the most roomy church In
Very pleasant evenings were spent by our
young people at tne reSluenCes oi MI. oHo, -
Hill and J. II. Oldham on Thursday and Fri
day OF last week. Music and promcnading
was the order Of the evenings.
Mr.. A. Rosenburg will soon erect q large
two story building on his lot on North side Of
Bird Street.
It seems that nearly every body in town Is
going into the poultry business as coop OF
line chickens Is received by express at this
place nearly every day.
Mr.. j. W. Payne's pet dog B. B. was poison
ed this week. He is still alive. It Is thought
that he got hold Of some strychnine:
"INCONSTANT."