The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-15
FACTORY AT G REDWOOD.
A Bank Is Neetled.-Many Items Of In
tereSt TO the Public.

GREENWOOD, S. C. Feb. l3, lsSS.
A California man has discovered means -, "
producing rain at pleasure. Who VIII Iel! u ~
how to prevent q shower when 1t Is not heeu
Prof G. C. Hodges left for Richmond. Va.
on the Port Royal and Western Carol ina train
yesterday. He will be away week or tel
days. ,,,a ,,,,.od
over this place on last Wednesday morning
The thunder was deafening and a considera
BILE quantity Of hail fell at the beginning o
Rev. j. r. Riley OF Pickens visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Our cotton market was very brisk last week
Large quantities were bought and the prices
paid were very liberal.
Ofummers are rs thick on our streets as
candidates will be next Summer.
Everybody is satisfied that bank is needed
in our town. We not only need 1t, but capital
pay handsome profit: or these things all
who know anything Of the town are convinc
ed. Then why is in that bank is not organ
lied at once by our business men?
The Greenwood Manufacturing Company
has been organized, and an establishment for
the manufacture OF doors, blinds and other
builders supplies will be commenced at once
A lot on the line of the Port Royal and West.
ern Carolina road, near the residence OF Prof.
G.. c. Hodges has been purchased and the nee
essary buildings are now being erected Mr
c. S. Cummings Is at the head OF the enter
ment 1t is bound to succeed.
Mr.. J. +. Rickenbaker Of Orangeburg and
DR.. S. L. Swygert of this place have bought
the interest of j. A. Marshall IN the drug store
other worthy citizen Is added to our town
and to Mr.. Rickcnbaker we extend hearty
welcome.
visiting DR.. J. G. Maxwell. Col. Fulk Is IN
very bad health and comes to our town hop,
ing to be benefited by our healthful air and
the ill of DIR. Maxwell. -
A fine pipe organ has been ordered from fro
Hook & Hastings, Of Boston, for the Presbyte-
rian Church here. The choir Of this church Is
already we'll organized and efficient, and
their splendid music will no doubt soon make
theirs the most attractive church In town.
Miss Chalmers Of Newbcrry visited Mr. j.
r. Leavell last week.
leap year sociable was given by the
Oldham last Thursday evening. The young
ladies always do their best, and In making
their friends perfectly happy on this occasion
they were most successful. Hurrah for the
ladies!
The parsonage of the A. NJ. f. Church was
burned On last Sunday morning about one
o'clock. The origin of the fire Is unknown
but some believe that it was the work or an
Mr. E. b. Dickson will leave for Richmond
Va, tomorrow. He will not return for sever
al days.
week. He is now all right again.
MIR Jno. S. Bland who has been manager o.
the Western Union Telegraph office here fol
several months has gone to Savannah, Ga
where he has accepted a more remunerative
position in the Georgia Railroad office. MIR
Bland is very industrious and deserving
young man, and he carries with him the gooo
wishes OF many friends here who were 10th tc
see him go. Mr.. Ellis, formerly OF McCor
mick, takes Mr.. BANDS place here.
Misses Tudie and Julia Graydon who have
been quite sick are now much better.
Mr. W. j. Parks is now the happy father o.
"bouncing baby boy"
Mrs. Counts, of Laurens, Is visiting her "a
ther, Mr.. II. G. HartZog. Mac.