The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-17
Greenwood Letter.
GrEESwooD, S. c. April 18th, 1889.


CirEESwooD, S. c. April 18th, 1889.
Our town was struck with heavy gale
saturday afternoon, ililins the .place Win
clouds OF dust. No damage done.
The baptist congregation had their services vices
in the f'rcsbyteran church OH last LoTds ths
day. Owing 10 the lnclemeht wcarIher the
CONGREGATION was very small.
We are glad to announce that Mrs. Nobt
Tarran! is c"nvalGSGinG ana her many sSd ipiehus
Mr.. John simmons who Is In the employ OF
the Union News Company, arrived In the clty
saturday. to visit relatives at this place.
ny We learn thai Mir. j. Y. Nix, of Grccnville,
will OMEN 4 stocl, of goods Ill the store. house
of MriJ. i. Simmons. recently. vacated by
tamseI Mr. Of j. ine 81 bSsinPess GgiPsy Will nave
Rev. W. r. Matthews and Judge w. X.
Blake are in Edgcticld in attendance upon
the Prcsbytary which convcncs at ihat place.
| Farmers in this section are putting cotton
seed i'm the ground now. II seems that the
"bone and sincw'' Of our land are undaunted
by their f,lure in crops last year, put are loi.
Southcrner by cxcr!inG their eltnrLs, nl.,
undaunlcI by back sets. toward SUCCESS. The
working man cannot be downed'
The trees on Maine street are putting out
their luxurlant foliage and is making that
| part of our town Il vcriiablo Iona venture
Savannah cannot long boast OF this Eden OF
nature, if she will only give Greenwood Time
greenwood offers her congratulations to the
new editor of the "Nt1Us Cth,d Courier" MIR. j.
| c. ITGmphill. ,,o,,.
last week. One Of our young men, to ms dis
may q thinks that he was "cut iont" Tor Il
preaclcr. Preachers sometimes meet sue
Mr.. Joel A. Bailey, is having an addition
Miss Anna ilil who has been spending
sometime with relatives in Grccnville return
| ed OH Tuesday last
Rev. ]. l.. Wilson. of Eidgeway, was in the
city Tuesday and Wednesday.
| Il. r. Tolbert has been appointed poStnlas-
ter vice Mrs. Georgia Williams ut this place,
President burst took ~ trip to Greenv1lle
| and Spartanburg last week in the interest OF
the new cotton mill at this place.
| Plcnics are now I'm order. Already have we
| heard OF picnicS and excursions. With this
kind of weather we think about the best pic
| mic could take place is to get by Il good fire
and pop corn ana tell winter time yarns OF
| what we did in our young days
Mr.. j. *. burst has treated himself 10 new
pliaeton: - , ...
looking after school affairs. we see MN only
Dr. Eugene Bailey, Mr.. Ed. Reynolds. Mr.. J.
Brabham ami Mr.. Ncenic BAILEY went sein.
ing last week In Coianaca creek. We learn OF
| brilliant success
MIR Frank Fuller, Of Coranaca, was in the
Mr. j. ii. C:Dnmp) Tnggart. son Of DR..
NJ. c. Tnggnrt of this place, and Messrs. w. j.
and J. r. Miller, OF Nincty.Six, left last Thurs
day for Fresno City, California. We wish
Dept. Sheriff Hughes, of AbbeviIle, was in
w. H. Bullock, of Abheyillc, is down visit
| ing his father from Due West. We learn that
| it Is his father he is visiting.
| The poultry craze has taken complete pos
session OF our town and some fine poultry
can be found here. DR.. Alillwee. Mr.. Ramsey
Blake, Capt. ]. r. Parks, Dir. B. w. Cobb are
among our most prominent fanciers.
| I'm f.Drr,SDOnl 1cl<n0wlplupS the Meas
urc Of a cali from brother "lt. $. Co." your
correspondent from the city of colleges. We
are indeed glad to meet him. Call again, r.
w. l.. PreSsly. NJ. B. Grier, R. S. Galloway,
T.. b. Anderson, NJ. b. Logan passed through
this place Thursday en- route for Louisville,
the Associate Reformed presbytary.,
Editor J. Il. Bonner Of the ASSociate Rcjorn,-
Ell PresGytcriaM, published at Due West, was
in the city Thursday. Editor Bonner has
| t,ritton, and we further learn that he con-
templates buying the printing press, formerly
Of the Tribune Co., and intends publishing a
paper at this place. We learn also that he Is
thinking of moving to this place and publish
ing the "Associute Reformcd' here. Mr. Bon.
ner is wide-awake newspaper man and
| Greenwood extends to him Il hearty welcome.
Rev. IL. ID. Lindsay, of Easton, Pa, was In
the city Thursday.
Mr.. i. ]. Lipscomb, Z. & II. Meade Jr. & Cos.
popular drummer, was in the town last week.
| MT. ill)ScOmD has Dccn cOnlncQ at nome some
time with severe spell of sickness. We are
glad 10 see him out and hope he Will soon be
able to take the road again.
\ meeting Of the stockholders Of the cotton
mill will lie held here tomorrow (TueSday)
important buiness will be transacted.
Mr.. II. G. Bardin was in the city Friday.
i Mr.. J. II. Abncy, of Edgetleld was register
ed at Riley hotel saturday.
i Editor Hugh Wilson, Of the Press and Ban
acr' was in the city one day last week.
!; Several cnrders were unloaded at this place
saturday badly damaged from the effects OF
tho recent accident on the p. 7. w. c. Di-
vision. They We're destined for EnOree.
The many friends of Miss Lilly McGhee
will be glad to learn that she has returned
home from Micanopy, Fla, where she has
been spending sometime.
MssSarah Hill who has been spending some.
time with Miss Minnie Chi!cs near Ninety.
six, returned last week.
i Misses Maggie and lielle Martin have open
cd a milinary establishment in the New
York store
Old "Borcas'' comes to us from the bleak
cold north with rain and wind, dispcl.iEg tho
maxim. the flowers and tender leaves
look like they had had chls and fever. Straw
hats which had made their appearance 50
numerous has hccn hid for the pre$entjand
people are dawning their winter, plugs and
Slolichcs. Tho light coats which honrlshed
daring the halmy spring days have made
heir extnnd everything IS wrapt IN winters e
fire places are removed and bright cheerful
fires roar up the chimneys, and all is like the
dead OF winter. The rain drops patter on the
window pane and make the man who drank
too much buttcrmlll feel like he don't care
If he docs. The pussy cats looks for her nc.
cuSiomrd place on the rug and coils up In
front OF the warm fire and ptirrs to the melo
s. dy and time Of the pattcring rain. Every
thing has Assumed its winter place and tho
north winds blow cold and rain and upplcas
antncSs.
"The north wind doth blow and We shall
have SNOW"
| Garden vegetables arc looking sick now
from the effects OF the cold weather VIC are
having Fruits is in peril and the present out
look Is that the fruit crop will be cut short
and early vegetables will have to be replant