The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-17
LIFE and ANIMATION.
THRIFT AND BUSINESS PROSPERITY.
BY Saint George the Work Goes Brave
Iy On-Brick MiIls-OiI MilIs-COttOn
MiIls-EditOrs and Other Things.
GREENwooD, $. C., July l5, 1852

Crops are reported as being very fine now.
The news Of the death of Nal. Harp Vance
reached here yesterday. Maj. Vance has
many friends here, and all of them are pained
TO learn OF his death.
Mr.. Jno. H. Chiles. Jr.. of Bradley's, says he
never saw finer crops In that section for the
chances they have had He says cotton is
particularly fine and growing nicely. The
seasons have been very proptious and the
general outlook is good for "a splendid crop
this year The general prospects are splendid
most prominent farmers. say that they have
never seen cotton grow faster in their lives.
From all that your correspondent can gather
the general outlook is good for full crop this
year.
A heavy rain fell here on Saturday last.
Mrs. Ge9. w. Rickenbaker nee Miss Miss
Ella Watson, arrived In the city Saturday
last on visitto her mother, Mrs. Annie Wat
Capt. w. H. Pcarce, spent Sunday in the
Icity. He left Monday for Columbia.
Mr.. Ads Brabham left Monday for Hattie
Miss Bessie Gibbes, the charming Florida
belle who created quite sensation In society
circles here last summer, Is expected In the
city to-day.
Your Correspondent went down one day; last
week to see the brickworlls of Messrs. Wells &
Mays, situated on the Factory site The loca.
tion Of the mill Is an excellent one, being
flanked on either side by streams which Will
furnish an abundance of water for the con-
sumption of the engines and other demands.
When we arrived the mill was stopped on
account of inability to get clay TO the mill fast
enough, although the excavation for mortar
is only about 40 yards from the mill, with two
carts steady running Is hardly suftcien: 10
keep the mill running. Mr.. Wells, one or the
genial proprietors, was busy giving directions
toward making a passage scaffold from The
mill to let the carts down after unloading.
Mr. Wells showed US his yiler, invented by
himself, which Is quite n labor saving and
convenient apparatus, being quite an i'm
provement on the hand arrangement. is
light cylinder, covered with several layers
OF flannel which Is thoroughly saturated with
oil and Is attached to the machine and re-
wolves with the motion OF the brick moulds.
passing imm ediately over the spring moulds
after each brick is removed. The apparatus
Is NJ eat and ingenious and very effective. Mr.
Wells showed us all the principal parts OF his
mill and gave US some figures on Its capacity.
They have a perfect system Of labor, and the
mill is one of the best labor governors that we
place, and work when he gets there, as there
is no time for "foolin'." Mr.. Wells had large
yard covered with new pressed brick, ana
things looked like business sure enough. MT.
Wells showed US a flint rock that was caught
in the mill, showing that rocks were crushed
like sticks or ordinary dirt. We still have the
rock in our possession. Upon the whole 1t Is
firstclass mill, and we are compelled by
reason of facts to predict this paying enter
The series of meetings held in the Presby-
terian Church was a season OF spiritual en-
joyment. Undoubtedly the many earnest
answered. Surely the earnest solicitations
| Of the servants Of God were effective. DR..
]. Lowrie Wilson, Of Abbeville, assisted In
the meeting. DR.. Wilson preached to large
audiences every night and morning. The
meeting lasted until Friday. Dr. Wilson left
for Abbevile Thursday, where he went to
hold a series OF meetings in his own church
Mrs. ". NJ. Bonner and Miss Maggie, her
daughter, left Saturday for DueWest.
Mai. J. K. Vance, of Troy, was In the city
Monday. Here he learned OF the death OF
Misses dunbar & Brabham are now buying
large stock of goods for their fall trade. They
intend doing large business here.
Mrs. Georgia Williams and Miss Maggie,
her daughter, left this morning for Clarks
Hill, where they go to visit friends.
Mr. r. S. Sparkman arrived in the city Sat-
urday from Glenn Springs
The ordinance Of the Lords Supper was ad-
ministered in the Baptist Church on last Sun
day.
Grading on. the side track for the oil mill Is
being pushed now and before long 1t will be
completed. It will extend from me me cr9ss1ng eros ~
| ing the Columbia end to about distance Oh
four or five hundred feet nearly parallel with
the railroad. The grading will be finished IN IN
day or so, and all the material for the track
Is placed at the switch. And as soon
the track is completed the mathrial for the
mill plant will he laid down on the location
and work will commence at once on the ,1iod D1iId
and nothing remains to be done but to go 10
work and get thingsin ship-shape for running.
The directors intend to have fhe EN- mn com con-
pleted in ample time for the fall crop OF seed.
Everything is fair and sure.
| Surely Greenwood Is in the midst OF great
big "boom." No town In the State enjoys
more deserving reputation for genuine push
| and get up than Greenwood does and she de-
serves it, She has suddenly risen up from an
unpretending little country village TO towm
of commercial importnncc. 1t is known az
over the South and West, and Is consldereu
lima. Her prospects were never fairer TO ne-
come one of the leading cities In the south
| She is undoubtedly destined to become rall-
road center, and that means nothing shorter
than prominence Her commercial and man.
ufacturing prospects arc uneXcelled. her
merchants are thriving, pushing and enter
prising and fears not competition ana adven'
ture in commercial lines. AS health resort,
visitors tell us, that with the exception OF
mineral srrings, Greenwood is unexcclled; In
fact, Greenwood is just naturally good for
anything. She extends q hearty weEone 10
those who cast their lots with US anu u gen.
erous invitation to prospectors.
Capt. J. Z. Youngblood is OF for several
weeks to Williston, S. e.
Mr.. Tommlo II. Chiles, of Pelzer, was IN the
city Monday.
Prof II. i. Bonner, of DueWest. registered
| at Riley's last Tuesday.
Capt. John W; Cilork' Of Augusta was in
Misses Cevra Thompson, Agnes and Leila
Quarrels. of Abbevllle, were in tho place on
NJ Mr.. D. B. Hollingsworth, of Edgefcld, regis
| tered Mt Riley's Thursday.
Mr.. John H. Chiles, Jr., Of Bradleys, was III
| the city aturday.
Mr.. i. ]. Lipscomb was in the place Thurs.
Mr. f. II. McMaster, Of Winnsboro, the new
editor of the Greenwood Times, arrived IN the
city Saturday and at present Is making mead
quarters at Riley's. Greenwood eXtcnus
! hearty welcome to Mr.. McMaster, anu every
one who has heard OF him feels that our town
| is fortunate in having so aluable an aequisl-
tion to the paper and good citizen. Mr.. NC
Master is young man, but mas Inc PUCK
and grit to mako n success OF his business;
| Intelligence OF the death of NM w. f. Bor-
more of Donald's, reached here YESTERDAY
MIR. Bormore is the father OF Mrs. w. II. Mays,
of this place She ana Mr. r. hays y1ass nase oSy We
tender TO the bereaved family our tenucrest
sympathy. -, ,,,a
fruits and vegetables Of every kind. Three
car loads of watermelons was received here
last week, and the prominent characteristics
Of the colored people was fully DrougntS u. ~
light on Saturday last. Every darkey that
could Scrape up some money DouSnt Hleioh
and went to eating. ,.,.
Mrs. Laura Dunbar, of Hattievilc, is visit
ing Mr.. +. f. Dunbar and family.
Miss Allie Lee Watson returned Monday
from Greenyille where she has been spending
sometime with relatives.
Miss Kate Henderson, of Coronaca. one OF
the "swcct girl graduates Of the pucWest
College, was in the city one day last week.
Seems like all the dogs are trying 10 run a
muck or something desperate like thal-li
dogs in one week Is pretty goou. GreehWoou
never lags at anything. ,,,
A battery of six boilers, destined for peld-
mont, passed up the c. & q. Railroad on Tues
day. ornr y
w. Cobb, but we arc glad TO learn that lle Is