The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-27
THE CITY OF GREENWOOD ENvELoPED IN
SNOW.
The Young People Enjoy the Fun OF
Throwing Snow Balls...The Poetic
Fire which Snow kindled...Specf'
men Sparks...Not Suicfde...Death
From Natural Causes...An OIL
WILL for Greenwood.

Greenwood, s. c., Feb. 25, 1889.
Fish won't bite this sort or weather.
Snow is still on the ground and obstinateiy
refuses TO 60 away. 1t averaged loot IN
Capt. ]. T. Youngblood left Monday for a
trip 10 Augusta. ~ e.
the entire stock Of the estate OF S. +. STAN
sell has been closed out at auction.
Mr. d. e. DuPre has large and well select-
ed stock of books. Any one who likes iitcra-
ture should call around and see bis stock.
Greenwood was visited by heavy snow last
week. One OF the heaviest that ever fell mere;
It commenced on Wednesday morning ana
fell In almost ceaseless mass untll nearly
Thursday morning. Mother Earth looked a.
Every wei one, 6ot6 old and young seemed hap.
py. Plans OF snow-balling and sleighlng were
being made, and all the young people were pc
side:themselves in the delight. NOW
stiles to bear upon the beauty. of the snow snow
scene, as we have been accused OF being IN
love with some fair one, and then 100 tne
Tribune has made some very - uh.eerus hr nna An. n
me put a job OF that kind. Now we don I
PROPOSE to he accused of any such, all because
and we have to write. But this recent
snow has awoke an amount oi poetry III us
that is almost In proportion WIN ,a ahe shom om
ITSELF but the remembrance OF the ABOVE nc,
cusations will prevent us from pepning any any
of il. But It Is very hard TO keep back, and
every time we think Of It 1t almost slips out
in spite of our efforts to prevent It, But mere
il comes-we can't hold It any longnr-just Us
we eXpected-dont criticize
The wind 1t blowed and blowed and blowed,
The snow IL showed and showed and showed
The snow-balls fly
At the passer by,
And the small boys crowed and crowed and
crowed.
But this is not the style of strain that we
should let flow at the remembrance ol tne
beautiful snow. But we are mneh GeIieVeu u
joyed 1t and we think Babe" Woulo
make good grocery merchant. lie maze Q
big corner on meat when he cornered Mr.
Simmons. Babe is a wonderful boy amy way
The "boys got things lively among them.
selves In the SNOWFALL line. But our JOYS
were badly mutilated and damaged. a
young lady struck us on the north east corner
of our left ear which spoiled the expression Of
that proclivity very much. But We must
close this nonsense. We hope our sistel
towns enjoy ed this visit Of beautiful nature
as much as Greenwood did,,
DR.. and Mrs. J. T.. Maxwell have returned
from q visit to Edgefield.
| Mr.. c. A. G. Waller says the G. c. & N. Il. X
is coming sure, and 1t will be ut GREENWOOD
0IsEr Mrs. Utsey Hs ;t and Miss Tressa Llpscomb g
Ninety.SiX are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. M
Moore OF this place.
Mr.. w. A. Lomax. Jr.. one OF Verdery's a
Stewarts was In the city Tuesday; 81 -, bx
the recent rains between Dysons and Chap
pells, but was soon repaired and put In order
Mr.. Fl. T. Poe OF Green willie was In the city
one day last week prospecting for the estaD
| fishing OF an Oil mill in this city. A mill O
that kind would pay in this place, as there
nre quantities OF seed sold here and shippeo
to mills in Greenville and other places: W.
| hope Mr.. Poe will meet with marked success
Miss Emmie Nicholson who has been visit
ing Miss Sudie Self left last week for hel
home We hope that she was favorably I'M
pressed enough with our city 10 visit here
again some day in the near future
Mrs. Belle Bozeman was found dead IN hel
bed Wednesday morning. DR.. Maxwell wa:
| from natural causes and not suicide as some
thought She had been complaining the eve
ming before, and as she did not come down o.
| her usual time next morning, her sister wen
up to see after her and found her dead. Hel
remains were inferred in the Methodist ceme
terry at this place.
DR.. Sheppard from near Kirkseyswas in the
city Wednesday last.
sell left for visit to Columbia on Saturday
last. Mr.. Stansell, we learn, will not return, as
he has finished closing out the business OF the
estate of S. E. Stnsel.
Miss Mary McGhec came home from High
Point Thursday for visit.
Col. "Whack" Bailey Of Augusta was In the
city Saturday and Monday.
Hon. W. c. Benet, w. C. MCGOWAN, w. f.
Goddard and w. S. Cothran.
Capt. ]. n. Godsey Of Newberry was In the
w We learn That DR.. G. w. Rlckenbaker and
WIG VIII ''0'0 W PEMBROKE.