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GREENWooD's TRADE IMPROVING.
A Victim With Cupid's Arrow in His
Heart -. Educated Heels -. Baptist
Farmers mt the Flood.
tide of Fortune--.Liferary Club.
GnEENWOoD, S. c., Jan. 81, /;

GREENWOOD, S. c., Jan. 81, 1885,.
The bright weather that now prevails Is
very acceptable after the weeks OF rain and
Slush.
4 large number OF persons from the sur
rounding country were In town last Satur-
day. With fair weather and dry roads, the
business Of the town Is again "boomlng." ,
Iachary's famous Bunconbe cabbage SEED
were sold on our streets last week. MIR. Zach
ary pays Greenwood an annual visit. ~
Prof. Ned. Murphy is now teaching CLASS
The boys are rapidly acquiring the terpSl.
chorcan accomplishment which will probably
induce them to give their friends dance IN
the near future.
vannah Valley Convention in Augusta last
week. Tho Augustans arc wide-awake. peo-
pie and their untiring efforts to build up their
city will certainly be rewarded.
Hugh Wilson, ESQ.,, while on his way to Au-
gusta last Wednesday, spent several hours IN
town. His many friends here arealways glad
| 10 see his genial face. -
A number Of young men here have organ
lied a minstrel troupe. They are now prac-
tIcing and public performance will be given
soon.
| A we'll known and dcservedly popular
young lady Of our town taking advantage OF
| leap year privileges proposed to one OF our
worthy young men not long since She was
promptly accepted and the first day OF May
was, named as Ne day. Who Viii be encon[, mo
know Of more than one bashful young man
who Is tired OF "sinsle blessedness:"
In the library of the Greenwood Library AS
socation are several hundred valuable BOOKS.
BY paying o small fee you may become a
member Of the Association and have access
to all this valuable reading. Sound and
healthy reading will develop and enklndle
soul and the Wasted
| Dr. and Mrs. w. B. Millwee left for Florida
one day last week. They will be away three
Capt. ". e. Barmore visited Mr.. W. H. Mays
last week. He was on his way to Augusta
where he attended the Savannah Valley Con-
Mr.. II. ]. Mcclellan, after spending several
weeks with relatives in Georgia, returned 10
Mr.. Mac. Turner, OF Nlnety-six, was in town
Mr.. W. 3. Bullock, who has been a clerk in
leaves for % spartanburg to-day. He goes to re-
sumo bis course in Wofford College.
Rev. A. w. Shields. D., negro prea1ersl 1erst
from Washington D. G., addTesseo rora Ifst ias,
Saturday. He spoke more than an hour and
his address was full of good advice and gooG
sense He Is a shrewd, Intelligent man ape
knows something of the needs and shortcom
Mr. W. R. Bailey is spending short recrea
tive vacation in Florida.
Large number of farmers who have hereto.
fore bought their supplies on time are nov
buying and paying cash for their supply o
groceries. This is certai My much better fol
| both buyer and merchant and should encour
aye Others to economize and avoid debt anc
the giving Of liens. .
The council have removed the trees from
the vicinity Of the public we'll over which
neat house will soon be erected.
"Forget me not" will be given by the Rose
Osborne Company in burst Hall tonight
The company, consisting of fifteen or twent!
persons, arrived on the evening train yeste-
day. The company has been highly recon-
mended and good house will be given them
The Union Meeting Of the Abheville Baptls
| Association met in the Baptist church las
Friday. The churches were represented ant
the meeting was very interesting and proht
able one to those who had the pleasure OF at
tending. The pulpit was filled on Sunda!
morning by Rev. j. A. Brown, OF Due West
who preached an admirable sermon on th'
subject of Missions.
Rev. w. T. Mathews will preach at the Bucf
Level school house on nextSunday aftern oon
| Greenwood Is represented at Abbeville TO
day by Capt C. A. C. Waller, MIR. j. T. Leavel
and others.
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