The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-06
BOOMING GREENWOOD.
SHE WILL BUILD A FACTORY AND EVERY
GOOD THING WILL BE ADDED
UNTO HER.
Abbeville's Great Cotton Mart IL
Crowded With Business OF all
SOrts...PersOnals by the Score.

Abbeville's Great Cotton Mart II
Crowded With Business Of all
SOrts...Personals by the Score.
GREENWOOD. s. c., March 4, 1889.
Hurrah for the factory!
"De inclemency of de weather are still pre-
waillng." is the words Of a colored Individual
we heBrd speaking the other day, and 80 IT H.
1t continues to rain and spring must hurry
up to dispell the winters gloom.
There was no services In the Presbyterian
church last Lords day. Rev. Mr.. Matthews
was at Troy, we learn.
Some of our astronomers are beginning to
predict bad crop year. Gentlemen, don't
you may be deceived.
Married at Coronaca, February 18th. Mr..
Lewis N. Thompson and Miss Annie Rode
rick, by Rev. w. T. Matthews.
Near Green wood by the Rev. w. T.. Mat
thews at the home Of Mr.. James Arnold, Mr
Sumter Fouche, OF Newberry county, to Miss
Mr. +. A. Cook. Trial Justice at Troy passed
through this place Tuesday last for Columbia
He had in charge colored woman who was
adjudged insane and was being taken to the
asylum, (the woman We mean) Mr.. Cook
c"me The 0aIH; Augusta bound freight train was de-
rallied near Verdery, Tuesday last.
Miss Mamie Nicholson, who has been visit.
ing here for sometime returned home not
AZ the Methodist church on last Lords
day services In the morning by the Rev. Mr..
Steadman, and In the evening a sermon was
Cau,hen. The Lords Supper was admins.
tered. Owing to the inclernent weather only
a few were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Reynolds visited Au
Our mayor and council men are doing ef-
fcient work towards beautifying the town.
Mr.. u. w. Rickenbaker left for Orangeburg
on Saturday last; He goes to make E, that nal
main here for few days and then will 60 10
|Orangeburg.
Greenwood's trade last week was excellent
The space Of ground In the rear Of Jervey &
Co.'S up to bursts rear Is a.veritable wagon
yard. Wagons came last week from o dis.
lance Of 80 u IS miles with cotton. The cot.
ton receipts were good and good prices are be-
ing paid for the staple. Mr.. ]. s. Morse, one
long staple cotton. We have not learned
from whom 1t came or what IL brought. Our
merchants are receiving heavy shipments oi
spring and summer goods and the dry goods
stores are beginning to make show for the
tardy spring time. Last weeks sales OF pro.
visions ana farm supplies was enormous and
the prospects are good for continuance o'
the same One Of our most prosperous mer.
chants remarked that he was never SO over
run with applications for credit. All OF
our merchants are looking forward to good
years trade, and with the prospects which are
so bright for the factory we think that Green.
and others of Alabama.
Complimentary to Miss Hood, OF Due West
and Miss Lindsay, Of Chester sociable at
Mr.: Ramsey Blakes on Friday night last.
Miss Mamie Hood. Of Due West and Miss
Mamie Lindsay, of Chester, have been;visitipg
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey Blake's.
Mrs. Annie Watson visited relatives near
Bradley last week.
Ivey Martin. darkey living in the tenant
houses OF Mr.. John Blake on the outskirts oi
the town, was shot in the back on Thursday
night last while goiug in his house. The par.
ties are unknown. Ivey had reported several
darkeys in town who had been selling whis.
key.and.it is generally supposed that this is
the cause. He was not badly damaged as he
was shot with small shot, and the party was
evidently some little distance from him.
Ivey has since left the place, his whereabouts
are not known. II is supposed he left through
fear of being worse handled by those whom
he had reported.
The best coon story of the season comes to
us as follows: Mr.. Jas. Crawford, who lives
near this place was walking up a creek
swamp on his place not long since when he
came to tree that he said he thought 1t look.
ed like good tree for coons and thought
coons ought to be up 1t. He had no dog or
anything to certify as to the coons being
there. SO confident was Mr.. Craw ford In the
looks Of the tree and Of the habitation OF
coons that, to satisfy his curiosity, and belief
he sent for his hands and axes and had the
tree felied. Now comes the interesting part.
Directly In the course of the tree stood an
Jther tree which was knocked down in the
descent of the one cut down, and from the
coon tree Mr.. Crawford caught two large
coous and from the tree that was knocked
down by the coon three, Mr.. Crawford, to his
sweet surprise and establishment got fifty
a bee tree and was we'll stored with delicious
honey. Mr.. Crawford gives this as facts.
This Is better than we ever DID with dogs.
daughter OF Rev. H. C. Smart, OF Troy, for.
merly OF this place, will be grieved TO learn OF
her sad death which occurred on Thursday,
February 2sth last Miss Smart was we'll
known and loved in this place and her death
was sad reality to her many friends. The
Great Reaper spares neither thorns nor flow.
e-s. but garners oil alike In his relentless and
sure harvest: But Gods will be done.
Miss Eva Watson, Of Texas IL visiting Mrs
Annie Watson.
Mr. $. P. Matthews was In the city one day
last week.
Mr. Thos. Nc Gettigan, OF Abbeville was in
the city few days since.
Mr. I. r. Pounds, OF Bradley was In the city
Mr.; W, c. MCGOWAN, OF Abbeville was in
the city Saturday.
themselves to be plucky and energetic and
Intelligent in our State halls and our com.
merciai marts, but also Greenwood's repre-.
sentatives at the citadel. Mr.. Zacll McGhee
we learn is taking stand at that place
second to none. We are glad to know that
Mr.. McGhee is taking stand that Will merit
laurels and honors for himself, and bespeak
the intelligence OF Greenwood's sons. Mr.
McGhee Is Il smart young man and no doubt
will make O brilliant record for himself. We
also learn that MIR. James Perrin, of Able
Vile is taking a good stand In his classes.
The factory is coming, mark that down
such men as & MT: "; NJ II. BAILEY Mr.. 6. a
Joel Bailey and others Of the place here con.
stilute part Of the ships creed andl she will
sail on sure waters to success. They say so
and 1t must be so. Greenwood Is going into
| the matter head and ears and the factory is 0
sure thing. The site has been selected be-
tween the machine shops and the Male Col
| lege Over $4,000 has been subscribed In the
| last few days, and subscriptions are pouring
In. All of the young men are taking stock IN
| long before the hum of spindles will be heard
| In our town, the population Increased, more
money turned loose among the merchants
schools will increase, more demand and bet
| ter prices paid for cotton. Our people have
| realized the fact that Greenwood can and
must have the factory. 1t Is absolutely lndis.
pensable and must and will come. Let every
man who can. subscribe literally to the fac.
tory. Build up your interest by contribut-
Greenwood is growing so large that she can.
not afford TO be without the factory. Green
woods citizens cannot be held down. They
are too enterprising and pushing. They pro
pose to see nothing shorter than success. Let
your town so boom that others seeing your
good work may be constrained to come here
and locate and trade. Let the factory come
DO not stop until 1t Is here and our cotton is
being woven At home: Stick ok, to The, the enter enter
randum." PEMBROKE.