The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-22
THE GREAT BUSY CENTRE.
LIFE, BUSINESS, AND UNT1RING ACTIVITY
AT GREENWOOD.
The Dry Weather-..Bad Crop Pros
peetS---A Chicken with More Eyes
than il Nepsied..-A First Class News
paper GordolinS With Due
West ..- Canning Factory ..- Person.
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GREENwooD, S. c., May %, 1852.
Miss Edith Brodie, who has been WISHING
friends in the place, returned home Sunday
evening. mi,
The weather remains sultry and warm. The
visible appearances OF rain are lew. crop es-
pecially cotton, is suffering for want OF mols-
lure and we hear general complaint OF cotton
seed rottiur in the ground. Cotton seed be-
ing scarce makes the matter one Of serious
apprchGnSOnS. W.,
The Farmers Alliance met in COLDS Hail
Saturday afternoon.
one Of the most interesting freaks of nature
thai we ever saw is on exhibition In DR.. NJ. ~.
Balleys office. 1t is a young cnlcken VIII
four feet, three eyes, double breast pone anu
two beaks. The feet have grown Two oehlna
fhe other two like an animal, the back bone
being much longer than an ordinary CHICK.
ems backbone. The eyes are placed Win .N ono
on each side and one In the centre OF the lore
head, and the bills or beaks have grown sioe
by side in the usual place only the head being
wider than an ordinary chickens head. Dr.
Bailey has the chick i'll alcohol. rms Is q
queer freak of nature and curiosity IN Inc
chicken line. Probably this may be the out
growl h of some of our specialists IN the chick
en- business. Speaking of chickens your cor,
respondent was invited by Capt.. ). 1. farhs TIN 3
To look ut his fine Plymouth Rock fowls. Inc
Captain in his genial way took me throngn
the entire yard, showing me the different
broodS and telling me their ages ana showing
me his mode of raising them. the taPlain u
has no artificial mode OF hntchlnS US solllc
poultry fanciers adopt the use 91 lncuoaIors'
but sticks to nature. One OF the most lnIer.
esting features was the numerous cooPs tnaI
was in the hen house. Upon Inquiry was IN
formed that each hen and brood had tnelr sep
arate coop and when night came they went
imto them like horses In their stables, the Cap
tain having trained them TO 1t. our cores
pondent was further informed tnaG only 2t,e =
chick had died out Of an almost lnnuIne ~ Z
drove Greenwood has several fanciers In the
poultry line. Mr.. Ramsey Blake makes spe'
cillty of I;lngshaws. DR.. W. Il. Mlliwee raises
as his specially the Wyandotte ana Brahma
Dr.. b. w: Cobb as his specially BranInas i, hi,o -
Java breed aud Capt ]. Il. Parks the plymouth
Rocks. All of the above gentlemen nave
some fine specimens OF their respectiVe peis.
Miss Louise Oldham left to-day lMonuay
for visit with friends at Cedar Springs anu
vicinity.
The Juvenile base ball team, with Captalt,
"Babe Riley In charge, are very mucIl ciiteS tet,
over their success on saturday last. matGn -,
game was played on the College campus. III u
this place by the above named team anu tne ne
Ninety-SiX teams The result being 10 to IN
favor OF the Greenwood nine. The cams, ag, M Was
quite interesting and the fair young MISSES
turned out ell masse to smile on the prowess
OF the Greenwood boys. They are nappy' no
doubt. ,,,,
Capt J. 4. Youngblood left for trip to vii.
liston to-day. He will spend several days
there and in the vicinity.
A large number of onr young folks attenu'
cd the annual picnic at Mount Moriah on Sat
nrday last. They report huge times anu 9
plenty oft. Also plenty TO ent. Ihe pic
nicers were addressed in the afternoon by
candy Crunch" who delivered one OF ms ru,
raj quaint pieces in his own original ana
laughable style sandy" is getting TO oe an
artist in his line. The picnicers returned ear:
ly in the afternoon, some to witness the ABOVE
mentioned base ball gume.
Mr.. w. II. Bailey is leading this comlnunl
~ in the way OF raising vegetables. ne hsls q q
fine garden and will soon be in an abundance
Of delicious vegetables. "
Miss Mary Belllnger from near HatueVllie
S. c., is visiting her friend, Miss Ellie Brao
ham.
Mrs. F. F. Dunbar returned home after
visit Of week or so with friends and rela'
tives at Hattieville, S. G.
We learn by chance Of young swain IN
this place who is anxious that his name may
appear in the newspapers. We might spg
geSt several ways that he might crafty his
wish. Wcdo not know in what way he would
like it mentioned, but we suppose that under
the circumstances which accompanied the
statement we suppose that a graceful proposal
and the results of Il homage to the shrine o.
Hymen would be one OF the most pleasant
We speak from observation. suppose ouI
young friend should try this method. we
will guarantee that his name Will appear III
the papers.
Genial ID. A. P. Jordan is in the city to the
delight of his many friends We hope FOL
some time.
Presby terrain church was q successful affair
All OF the beauty and chivalry and staid mat
rons and staunch citizens ofthe city were out.
The affair was both profitable and pleasant.
being rapidly erected on Byrd street, and
when finished will be an ornament to thai
part OF the tewn.
DR.. w. b. Millwee took trip to Greenville
Andersen and other places last week in the
iatcrest Of the oil mill. The directors say thai
the mill will be put in running order for the
next crop.
Greenwood was visited by considerable
wind on Monday 18th. No damage was done
Mr. Il. II. Jordan who has been visiting rela
tivcS in the place left for visit to Bradley's
with his sister, Mrs. J. NJ. Jordan.
DR.. NJ. G. Taggart. DIR. i. j. Bailey, Mr.. Add
SprolcS, McSsrs. j. Brabham, Il. s. Bailey and
w. >. Montgomery returned last week from
the savannah river below Augusta, where
they have been on O fishing excursion. They
report jolly time and an abundance of fish
Mr. John Tharpe.. an aged and much re-
spected citizen. died at his home near this
place Of pneumonia on Monday last.
Rev. j. T. Chalmers spent day or so in the
city last week. He is one Of the partners in
the associate Refo'7ned Presbytertan; Mr.
Chalmers expressed himself as being highly
pleased with our city and intimates that he
may make it his home some day. Greenwood
would be happy TO welcome this eminent di,
vine in her midst and hopes that he may con
clude 10 number himself with Us.
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Tennessee, on Tuesday last, where he went to
attend the meeting Of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
day from Nincty-SiX, where she has been Wis.
iting friends.
Editor Bonner, Of the associate Reformed
Presbyterian and the Lille Banner. arrived In
the city Friday with his entire corps OF prin
ters. presses, engines and general machinery
He has rented the rooms above the New York
Store in the Waller building, and has got his
machinery up and Is now ready for business
The associate Reformed Presbyterian and Linlt
Banner will hereafter be published at this
place instead of Due West. Mr.. Bonner will
also assume the editorialship OF the Green
,U0od Times, new journal TO be started here
Mr.. Bonner says he will get out an issue this
week. We extend our best wishes to this able
journalist. We feel confident that Greenwood
can hereafter boast of q first class newspaper
Mr.. Bonner, we learn, will move bis family &c
this place. We coudole with our neighbol
citizen and we rejoice in the gain.
President Alexander, General Manager
Belknap and superintendent Curran, of the
Central Railroad system, passed through the
city in their private coach Thursday.
Hon. w. c. Benet passed through the city
Thursday for Troy, where he went to favor
the people OF that place with his famous adj
dress "John Bull and Brother Jonathan"
In the midst OF the progress and rise o.
Greenwood several of our business men have
been discussing the feasibility Of q canning
factory. We notice in the Sunday issue Of the
Greenriie Ne,cS that Greenville has about sue
credcd in stirring up a cannery. We gather
That it is only in its embryo state, but the
chances seem good fora full realization of tile
enterprise. We think this could be made q
paying business. Otncr places make money
out Of it, why not Greenwood? The Ne,rs es-
Inmates the cost at about 5000 as being q sum
cient capital stock to build q nice cannery
We have here every advantage that one could
wish. Aside OF the enterprise that would be
Of value 10 the stockholdcr this would open
mp new industry with the farmers. Truck
farming would be I'm order. Farmers could
raise fruits and vegetables and having some.
thing to depend on besides cotton. We think
that this amount could be easily raised and
10 lend encouragement To the yonng men III