The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-30
IN G2BRNWOOD'S GATES.
CHIPS AHD CHATS III THE CENTRAL CITY
ali ssaEt. of Personal Paragraphs
Cai.ou :SIli:;snrnt~--- The Cotton
tEii:---.in Eniuri0U% RumOr Def.
niinly am.i Positively Correct.
iHTENWOOD. <. G., Oct. -, lSS9

hnuSrk r"i'srS arc alike happy. but busy re-
muviu" the accumulation Of dust.
Mr. Gus WilkcrSnn, Il young man, died sud
denly ut tn" home of his father, near Brad
" Mrs. M ] SGIiivSn. of Wiliamston. passed
through the city last week enroulc 10 Brad
ley to attend the nuptials of her sister, Miss
Josie thiles.
Miss irini" Malone, who has been visiting
Miss Etlir BrabI'aln, lett last week Tor short
visit to Wcdgciicld.
Miss Ella Donnald, of Wuliamston, is visit
Ing her SISTER Mrs y. j. Sprulcs.
Svrra, Of on: citizens attended the circus
"a, I.aurrnS. They report good order and a
We would not advertise mans business.
bur II NAV MT be generally known, tlnC IN
Il .ditIOn To other enterprises, Greenwood can
rn;tSr of the iar.c*; carriage repository IN tue
upper portion of the State owned by Mr.. d.
]. simmons
Rev John McI.crs, of Orangeburg spent a
lt.w days last week 1T the home of his child
nncG. on his way 10 Synod at SpaNan6nrs. =,
The cotton seed market continues high ana
buyers aS anxious us ever. Thirty car loilus
have already been shipped.
We are informed that the contract FOR graf
inr the g. G.. IL y. Il. r., from Clinton 10
Savannah river will be let within the next
.WO weeks.
M.ssr< e. H. DrdSon and Sam Seawrlght,
Of DnHnaldS, sold cotton here last week.
Hhay were we'll pleased with our market
Thai We ar.. To have n sure enough cotloh
mill there is no longer any doubt. since our
RETURN we have heard So much OF TINS new
ENTERPRISE that VIC were determined 10 utll-
;zc III" first opportunity we had Tor Il person.
al Inspection. 10 This end we accepted an n
vila.ipn from Il friend mot connected Win
the enterprise To r!c down to the site. On
our arrival ut Il point just half OF Il mile from
HE SuuaTC, where in days gone by, we nave
hunted squirrels, partrldgrS ana raoollS. y
mot like many others about town, on whlcn
50 many changes have been wrought. that we
only recognized by its relative position. Inc
massive ilnS of brick, deep excavations ana
broad foundations told that this was our oo-
ircivr point. 1T Is situated ON rldse ot con,
siderable cmincnce covered by original forest
q ks in one OF the most hcalthlul parts ol tne
ciiy, drained on either side by llinpld
stream OF water. Connected with each Oh the
railroads by Il spur track. Such is It's nltur-
al location and Il better one could not nave
been selected. The cont FACTORS Wells 4 May
have Il vc-y fine plant for making brick, ana
have exploded the theory that goou orlck
could not be made here. Competent Judges
pronounce them equal To those made any
where. Again, they were fortunate in sccur-
ing the services of Sam McGee. an eXner'
fenced mill builder 10 Supcrlnl END the Duild-
ing of the walls. The foundation is being
laid bread and dccpand out Of only the hard,
est brick. There Will be 2 total oi 1O!NUJ
square feet of floor surface. The cost OF when
will not exceed - cents per square foot, or ~
per cent. Of the capital stock. while 6u Genus
per foot ur y per cent. OF stock is The minimum
eos. in the South. With all OF these advan-
ia.cs the stockholders may congratulate
themselves on The cheapest, yet most SUP
SIuntiai plant in the State. 1t Is true ii IS 10
he q steam plant but it talk eS but little flgur-
ing atdcd to the experience OF others 10
show that ii can hc run as chcaply as oy wa
Ter. That all mill stock i'll the SOuth pays
from IL to y per cent. against nothing to 1 per
cent. II. thc .iJrth is a fact that needs not to
nr Cllar:rd upon. Hence il is that the spin
Hes are fast coming South. Too much praise
cannot be accorded to the management OF tne
IA,.,
Bailey, Secretary. These gentlemen are fine
business men, in whom everybody has ut
most confidence. They have been unccasing
in theIS efforts TO save the stock holders Use
less expenditure Of money rOr which they do
not receive one cent compensation, whereas,
most cOmjanirS pay S)D0O ANNUALLY lof ike
services. That Greenwood Will derive some
benefit from the expenditures OF this mill Is
very true, but hat ii is not our pet alone Is
also true, rs there are stockholders In almost
every portion Of the Stale, who are interested
in It's success. As TO the financial condition
al tic company, which as every one KNOWS
WIS organized on the cooperative plan, we
are not posted, as We have heard no COM
plnint we suppose il Is all right. We know
that several months aeo'of ths capital STOCK
III :iuO,Uy', only 81 few Thousand remained to be
taken. We know also that any desired IN
formation will be ciIccrlul!y given by Mr..
burst.
Ar. C. McIces ana his sister Miss Mary.
are visiting Atlanta and taking In the expo
Slion. Mr.. }. T. Blake returned from there
saturday.
Considerable, "red eye" seemed to I've afloat
saturday.
tiOns That members of the Al lance are buy
Ing goods cheaper than cash buyers who are
not members. Just, how, where, or by whom
This rnmor was started we do not know, but
here is no foundation for IL Whatever so far
;lS ;!Ils market Is cOnccrncil and VIC suppose
IL. same 10 ID" true OF other markets. The
Alliance Goes not claim 1t, those outside 90
not lc!cvc Il, and the merchants know TO The
contrary. There is CT rOllrS. Il recognized law
Of business, thai goods are sold cheaper, II
pn nsSihlc, ia, itrs'. than small quantities, but
II.r class oi cas!i buyers are as much entitled
20 ai.l do .cctiTc is benefits rs another. Our
merchants have furnished all the fall bag
.mg tco:ion "r iuic) III exactly cost, ties from
! tp5 cents profit, bacon often at cost, never
:IIrr ;l;tH !: cents profit, Srinulatcd sugar
t!wavs i!Gl.I - 10 Il ccHiS l'er pound loss. 10
obtain these prices the only requirement In
ihe world is Inc cash. Just here let us remark
that if we will ali keep the even tenor of our
way, not giving cr"d"Gcc 10 every id!e rnmor
that rc;t:iicS uS, matters viii adjust them
selves Alright and we wild yet find our whole
country in hea!thful and prosperous condi-
zion. Life Is too short to be ircttcd away oyer
by which we find ourselves
surrounded.
Tickcts are out for tie annual ball, which
event takes place in Columbia dur
III. fair week. We are not opposed TO even
round dancing among friends and acquain-
taEccs, as the residence OF some citizen, but
We doubt the prop"ioty of young ladies enter
IN: Il public hall for the purpose of engaging
in the giddy dance with entire strangers. A
place where brandicS and chanpagnes are the
chief attractions and perfumes. crowd
whose topic Of cunTci Satlon is the graceful
form or elegant dress Ci this or that young
lady.
Mr.. +. +. Dunbar came up Saturday from
his plantations in Barnwcii to spend few
days with his family.
r.nr uI,p tvto In NO
West CAME home Saturday satisfied that
there iS no place Ike Greenwood.
Rev. j. l.. Marion preached ono or his
ablcsL sermons in the Presbyterian church
sunday.
air. j. W. ssproles is at Enorec this week
covering ware house for the company.
NeSSrS. IIarlZog IL Hays have received from
the West 4 fine lot Of horses and mules.
The second section Of the show train from
Laurens, which arrived here ut II o'clock Fri
day night, brought In on Its pilot cOmpara-
lively new buggy body and part OF the rum
Mig gear which it picked up ut solfic inter.
vcning crossing, the engineer did not know
where as he was running without head
light. on his arrival here he discovered the
wreck, pCrchCu on his engine pilot which was
:hc first intiEiatiun he had OF having struck
anything. Up 10 this writing VIC have heard
nailin% more.
MrSsls. j. i. Agncw and Paul Sullivan, two
of Mulbvrry's prosperous farmers were In
town last week. AS was also Capt. Hale, Of
Ninriy-SiN.
\ thank offering Of SIS was given by the
Ladies missionary Society Of the Prcsbyte-
rian church sunday.
Mrs. VI. G. Sirawhorn. nee Miss Mary Nc.
krlinr died on sunday night of consumption
after Il lingering yet patient illness. Early In
life She cOnSrcraicd herself ITO the service OF her
Master and united with the BAPTIST church.
IN which She remained Il consistent member
until i!r vino dorth all things well called her
To her iinal reward. She was q bride of only
II l:w years. and ere the blush of youth had
faded from her checks, the icy hand of death
pressed her brow. She leaves Il husband, one
little Girl and Il host of relatives and friends
to mIUUra her loss.
The wrecked Du"yy of which mention Is
made hc!ong"d to Il negro in LaurcnS county,