The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT GREENWOOD.
Prohibition Question
..COntest for POstmaster.-.R. 8. G.
and Our Senator All Sorts of
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| Items.
| GREENWOOD, s. c., Feb. 20, 1888.
Mr.. A. A. Gage attended the marriage OF
Mr. E. L. Leavell and Miss Barr in Newberry
'''s' Although the time for the vote on the
| "whiskey question" In our county Is close at
hand we hear but little said on the subject
We hope that all who desire an Improvement
| in the moral and financial condition Of the
COME to the baliot-box and work and vote for
| ''no license" Let us place tenn mptation as far
as possible from our neighbors and friends
who have formed n habit which Is running
them, and which they would gladly over
DR.. g. F. S. Wright, Of Columbia, was in
town last week. He Is one of the most popu-
| lar dentists that visits our town.
It is said that ffty-two per cent. OF the wo..
men who marry do SO between tho ages Of
twenty and twenty-five, while only SIX per
cent. marry after they nave passtsat tnlrIy i1
OF kissing and crying. One sixth OF the pres
ent leap year is gone. VIII the remainder al.
30 pass unimproved, Is q question that the
bashful beaux would have their best girls an-
Round trip tickets to Savannah are now be.
| ing sold hero for four dollars. Greenwood
will be we'll represented at the Jasper Festl-
val"
"Profanity Is more or less profession OF
your loyalty to the devil"
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Leavell OF Newberry are
| visiting Mr. ], r. Leayell
A by no means pretty or desirable acre lot
was sold here on last Monday for four hun
dred and fifty dollars The same lot was SOLD
not three years since for one hundred anu
fifty dollars. This shows the increased value
The Greenwood Manufacturing Company
are busily engaged In erecting suitable build,
ings on their lot near the High School
grounds. They will In short time receive
their machinery and ere many days have
passed tho steady buzz OF the mills and lathes
will announce the beginning OF Greenwoods 3
Capt. G. A. q. Waller visited Augusta yester-
The new store rooms OF the Waller Block
are nearing completion. Ours Will be ready
Some OF the young people will attend $50
cial" OF Mr. J. w. Hills residence tomorrow
The new organ for the Presbyterian church
will be received and placed In position this
"fSoi Prof. g. c: Hodges returned from Richmond.
Nj MIR. .as A. ]. Bell started to Newberry one day
Mr.. A. A. Gage is desperately In love. In
fortunately his affections are divided, ana ne
is unable to determine which OF two Is loved
most. A deplorable condition for one who
has passed through SO many dangers "hcart
"hJ,e hn efsnrt Is being made to have Mr.. Il. r.
Calhoun appointed postmaster In place OF
DR.. F. G. Parks who was appointed to the
place about three years ago: II is olalmea
tendant inflrmities, Is no longer 9ualihed loi
the work Of the office; and that the position
should be given to younger ana more pro.
gressiye man. We know not what the result
Of the effort will be. Both parties have many
The interior Of the Baptist church will be
repaired and greatly improved In SNORT
time. The ladies OF the church are raising inc
neseSt. capt. J. T F. Hodges left last Monday for
Florida whero he will remain for seVorai
A large crowd visited town last Saturday
and our merchants did an unusually nne ous-
iness. There is still large amount OF money
| In The country, and would be lien giVers are
few when compared with the NUMBER Oh OIL
The ladies OF the Methodist church are rails rais.
Ing a fund for the purpose OF painting their
rev Rev. W. A. Gaines lectured on the subject OF
Temperance, In the Baptist church Oh las'
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Dickson are visiting In
Richmond, Va. ,r-,., y,,,
tice appointment, given by X. 8. q. last week,
is plain and simple and carries with 1t convlo-
ton of its truth. What will our Senator say
Mr. w. ]. Warnock who has been attending
tho louisville Dental College is now visiting
| Mr. w. Hill.
christopher son OF Mr.. James Strawhorn,
are eleven wears, died of pneumonia on iasC
Sunday afternoon. The body was Inferred In
Greenwood Cemetery OH last Monday after
Miss Ella Watson who has been visiting
relatives In Efl'ngham. s. c.. since last be-
ccmbcr returned this evening
! Mr. J. s. MarSe, our popular COTTON puSei )
| will make Greenwood his future home. Mfs'
Marse and children arrived from CnarITtle'
n. c., their former home, one day last W@eeK' Wees