The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-12-11
GREENWooD'S BUDGET.
Note and Comment in and Around
the CITY.
GREENWOOD, s. c., Dec. 0, 1889.

GREENWOOD, s. c., Dec 0, 1889.
Mr.. r. j. McCaslan informs us that two
large decrS, q buck and Il doe, were seen III
Hard Labor bottoms, near White Hall last
week.
a pleasant sociable was given at the Park s
Hotel last Friday night.
Miss McCasIan, OF Troy. is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. DIR. Milwec
Messrs. Hartzog IE Hays received another
car load of fine mules last week.
Mrs. Edwards died at the residence Of her
daughter, Mrs l.. Shepherd, last Saturday
morning. Her remains were carried 10 Edge
field, Sunday for interlnent.
Work ON the cotton mill is progressing fine
ly. The walls Of the main building being
ready for the second floor beams, while the
boiler house and engine room are about ready
for the root.
The cotton seed oil mill is getting fairly un-
der way and Will be running TO It's fullest
capacity in Il few days.
CireenwOoQ'S boom Is not IN evancScent one
but steady, healthy and lasting growth.
Bible day was observed In the Baptist
church Sunday afternoon, at which Mr.. ~.
McD. Singleton read an essay on the Bible.
--lrSilas jones, whose injury we reported
last week, Is much better.
Mr.. Cauthen, the Presiding Elder, has NOV
ed into town and occupied the house recent
~ built by Mr.. Strother.
Mr. Stack house, the newly appolntcn Meth.
odist minister at this place arrived Saturday.
The leading editorial In Saturdays Green
riUc NctCS was Il mastcrly piece OF compost.
tion aS we'll as most beautiful and apprO-
pirate culogium OH the life of EX.Presldcnt
Davis.
a mammoth turnip is Oh exhibition at Lee
& Bailcy's drug store. 1t was grown by Mr..
w. q. Anderson, and measures q inches in
circum ieI cncr, and weighs ii pounds.
On last Friday morning the sad, though not
unexpected news came over the wires that
Jefferson Davis, our own eX-cheiftain, was
dead. The man above al others to whom,
not only the meu who wore the grey, but
,bnir nI,i n nm children "A
for q quarter OF Il century delighted In accord
ing that love, honor and praise so deservedly
due to the greatest statesman OF modern
times Yet it seems u strange fatality, that
While millions or Southern hearts puisule
with love and sympathy for him, the North
continued until the day Of his death to heap
upon him all the calumny that Il greater lilsi.
fled citizenship could formulate and the con-
timely of a bitter and revengeful press, oil OF
which, ho and his friends were powerlesS to
avert. but the 1OrLitude and manly courage,
with which he withstood 1t all, not only in
rratiatcd him more closely into the hearts OF
his own people, but won for himself admir-
ing friends throughout the world, whatever
NAV he the attitude OF the North toward him
in the solemn hour of death.
Even though the different departments at
Washington does refuse to honor, by Il pro-
per observance OF his death, one of the most
brilliant intellects In an equally noble type OF
humanity. \ statesman, the peer Of any
who have ever graced their halls.
Let the government continue to treat him
as an alien, traitor and a murderer.
Let the staff that supports the stars and
stri pes still stand erect in its socket.
Let the Zeaots crlticisc our lamentations
and call us disloyal If they like. but let moth
ing deter us from doing honor TO the memory
of him, who in his life did honor us, nor from
giving vent to our feelings OF sympathy and
sorrow for the death OF our hero chieitan,
remembering that no other man during the
last half century, has had as many people
who from the depths Of their heart ssinccrely
m0urned his death as does to-day that OF
Jefferson Davis.
MIR. Parkinson, of Charlotte, came over last
Friday to arrange the boilers at the oil mill.
The Turks with their bears furnished a free
show for the boys Saturday.
Bird hunters report birds somewhat scarce
hereabouts.
The Alliance here seems to be IN earnest
about establishing bank.
Miss Ella Donnal returned to her home in
Williamson Saturday.
The Times Office is drapcd in mourning on
account Of the death of MIR. Davis.
Miss Hattie McKellar, Mrs. u. r. Cook and
little Wilbur have returned from Batesburg.
Cotton receipts for the week ending Deccm-
ber I, 1889, 737 bales. Previously reported 1852
bules. Total l0,33S9 bales. s.