The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-11
GREENwooDs BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.
All Sorts of Interesting Paragraphs
from the Prosperous City.
GREENWOOD, S. c., Jany.

GREENWOOD, >. e., Jany. lutll, 1872
| MessrE J. X. burst & Co. received their llrsl
car load of corn Yesterday, the first for THIS
| About seven hundred barrels Of flour has
been received AT this place since ChrlstmaS. ,,is
| This tells Il bad tale on the farmers OF ms
| section. Tor In climate like ours, gram
enough should be planted TO at least supply
the country. Instead OF this, however, this
year there is less grain sown than mas peeii III
| fifteen years.
Mr. &. Alex Swygsrt has just returned from
| 4 pleasant trip to Columbia. -
| Mr.. Wylc Smith who has been clerklnS lor
Mr.. Swygert for several months past leaves
Tor his home soon, as his time has expired;
J. W. Sproles' tin store is the place TO ouy
beautiful and nicely finished cooking stoves
| to be found in this county. When you get
| ready for one Mr. Editor rive him trial. a.,
Communion services will take place IN M tne
Presbyterian church next Sabbath, preaching
! to begin on Friday evening.
| After Il holiday of two weeks the Male High
school opened Yesterday with - pupils, anu
| the Female College opened last wednesday
with flattering prospects.
Capt Frank Walden who has been conduc-
tor ON the Picayune, running between @ tnis
point and Augusta, for several years mas peen
trans >fcrred to the Savannah Valley with head
quarters at Anderson. -
4 tenant house on Il place wned by Mrs. NJ.
! J. Mcrrman YVES set on fire and DESTROYED last
Friday Light. 1t had not been occupied since
| the first of the week.
| McSsrs. Anderson and Smith two young
| men who lived near Waterloo passed through
| here Yesterday on their way 10 Ocala, Fla, 10
| try their fortunes. We are sorry TO see our
young men leave the state, but hope 1or them
| Il bright future.
tiScr was in town yesterday on his way from
Augusta. 1t has been number OF years
since he was here and his friends were glad 70
see him. With his talent, energy ana means
| we predict brilliant future for the new pa
per- I..,,
| The "Tallapoosa fever has reached Green
wood and every man who has s'leaniH prop
rrly is dividing it into lots and selling IT,
many of the lots bringing fancy prices.
Mr.. r. w. Earle has lately bought the beau
| tiiul home Of Mr.. Parker Jordan $ known ls
\. NJ. Aiken sold this place TO Mr. Jordan for
$3.50 and it is only one instance OF the en-
HANGED value of land in town.
The marrying fever at Buck Level mas SUD
sided and the good people out there are NOV
| Ing Oh in the even tenor of their way. There
j. only one case on docket in town we under.
stand, one of the contracting parties beng
our young friend Mr.. Il. ID. Jones.
| y man with tame bear made his aprear-
ance IN town last week, but his collections
| we're small that he soon set out Tor Il more
| The town election passed off quietly ycstcr-
day little interest munilrstrd. The old tick
! ct was elected viz
Intendant-C. y. c. Waller.
| Wardcns-J. W. hill, b. Reynolds, L. +.
Riley, Robt. Griffin.
Mr.. j. Wade pinson opened his school at
Pine Grove on the 9th inst. with a large num-
her OF pupils.
| The prohibition election is beginning to be
agiIated on our streets and we will expect the
Press and Bdnncr to use itS,nilucnce ior Sood
| in this cause when the time comes.
| The Annual Ball of the Greenwood Social
| Club will ht. given on the evening of the llth,
INST. at bursts Hall. The Brarden Bros. OF
Augusta will furnish the music, and it Will be
! fine, aS they are considered the best band IN
the south. The Young people have alrc2aS
decorated their hail quite beautifully. me
floor MANAGERS arc, W.. II. Pearcc,F f. b. G"1h'
\. d. Calhoun. Jno. y. Barksdalc, NJ. a.
bailey. Committee on Invitation, u. {. Du-
Pre- N. 4. Bailey, =. l.. Swygcrt. Commit
tee of Arrangements, y. ID. Calhoun, W. o..
Smith r. = sp"rkmaTW. W.," HehiTr W m"Pagcrs' Pagrc,.
W. J . Gaines. Choperones, Mrs. +. y. Arnold,
MrS.:W. II. Pearce, Mrs. I. +. Riley, Mrs. a.
| Rosenberg.
| Quite Il sensation occurred in the higher cir
Gle, of colorcd life, last week caused by the
| elopcment of Andrew Arnold and Cindy
| Boyd. Several months ago, scott Boyd thc
husband OF the dusky madim noticed thal
| ucr smiles were too often lavished upon An
drew, and thinking that ''abScncc conqnerS
love- he moved his family To- Cokcsbury. ny
| the first of December he wished TO return 10
his old camping grounds, and suppoSinG tne
tender passion had died Il natural death in
| the breast of Cindy he came. but in less thsn
one short month she has etoped with her new
lover and left husband and three small chll-
dren to mourn her loss. The lamentations
are great. 49, ,
| Rev. w. F.. Pearson of Due West stopped
over in our town few hours this morning on
his way TO Spartan burg where he goes to hear
| the great Revivaist Pearson, and also 10 III
vte him to visit his churches Mr.. Pearson
thinks the Evangelist is related 10 him as MS
grandfather is native of Philadelphia and
his also came from the same city.
| Colorcd dress, silks at A. cents per yard.
| This is the best bargain that was ever offered
in silks. Call and secure bargain before
| they are all sold. VIM. L. Bell. 1910
! Ladies' white and colored collars. Ladies'
white and cOlored cuffs. W. L. Bell.