The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-11-13
GREENWOOD AID HER PEOPLE.
Ever Prosperous s:vcr un IN" ZIP.
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ward II9fc.
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News :" "li interesting uaturc is very scarce
this week.
Major IiarlHu.s rcsdrncn i abont ready
for occupancy.
Mir. James Strawhorn. ono Of our most pros
porous farmers. sold ifiirIy-tWO bales OF Jnlc
covered cation ful g. zone ,iny last wcck.
No wedding 10 rhlnncir This week. hut the
cards ar, nui. 50 lookout in next issue.
We with many other readers. missed the
nlShy Scintillat IONS from the point III "l'iil-
clos pen.
Mr.. irnvil Aiken sent II car load of stock ("
the Columbia fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Anderson, Of .tndcr-
son, are Wishing Mrs. J. Il. Mcl.rcS, i sister "i
Mr. AnderSon'S.
Mr. Walter Montgomery, of Spartanburg
spent several days with his friends here last
week.
God moves in n mysterious way
His wonders TO perform.
The truth of these lines is now rs painful To
the p,np!r of Greenwood as 1t was pleasant To
the author when they were pcnnG.. Mrs. An
nic l,urkStlalc, so young, so Eilr, so lOFaDlc
the second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. llcy-
noltls, and wife for y lew fleeting. mon his
having married last NOvcub berL0f Mr.. J. 4.
I}arksdalc, is dead. S"d indeed and hard to
realize, yct PAINFULLY true. Few young ladies
ever at,.Gn to her degree Of popularity, po-
stIOn she held us much from llcr sterling
worth and Christian picty rs by her personal
beauty. Again are we forclbly reminded OF
| the frlilty of human expectations. Just at
| the time when life was most pleasant, ana the
| future seemed brightest To this young couple,
| Cot sends his angelic messenger and claims
| rs his own the one upon whom the happiness
OF the olhcrdcpends; and. in humble subnis-
sion to his VIII, she passed peacefully ana
quietly away last Saturday morning at 4
O'clock, after Il brief Illness Bad news spreads
rapidly and soon our entire populace were IN
possession of the unwelcomc tidingS that
Shroudcd our whole village in pall-lke
gloom. All that was mortal of her was laid
away to rest quietly until the resurrection
morn in the cemetery Sunday at III o'clock. .
Her pastor, Rev. Mr. Mathews, OF the PreShy-
terian church, conducting the services IN tne
midst of the greatest concourse we have ever
before witnessed on a similar orcaSion. The
high esteem in which she was held was at
tested by the beauty and prnfuSencsS OF the
| floral tributes, but even these tokens OF love,
nor the coincidence Of earthly friends can re-
strain n single tear OF grief They arc not lar
reaching enough TO Sweeten even a drop IN SO
bitter q cup; they arc alike powcrleSs 10 as
hour of such sore atlliction. The one great
consolation for the bcrcaved husband ana
family who hitherto have known compare
lively littlo sorrow, is tho positive assurance
they have that:
"Hcyond the dark valley, and shadow Of
death,
She is at rest on that evergreen shore,
Secure from all changes OF season or time,
Where tempcstS and clouds are no more. =
Rev. c. u. Scott, Of Ncwbcrry, preached in
the Baptist church Sunday morning, and lee
tured TO the young men In the afternoon, ar
ter which a Y. NJ. e. \. was organized. AZ the
same hour Mr.. Nickols organized Ladies
Auxiliary Society ut the Methodist church.
The convention Of the y. NJ. Z. A. for New
berry District convened here Friday night.
Mr.. 4. II. Holm, Of Prosperity, Mr.. Rosser, or
Newberry College, Rev. G. =. Scott and Mr..
Nichols, OF Newberry, were among the dele
gates present.
near the square to the g., G. and y. L. r.. on
which they will build their depot. Sl,dO was
the price paid.
MI c. !. G. Waller is Off to Athens at a
meeting OF the directors OF the G., &. and n.
We are informed that tho farmers around
Ninety-SX arc selling their seed to the home
mill, irrespective Of the price offered by the
trust. We believe they will maintain their
consistency and do the same here.
The editor of the Times made flying visit
to Switzer's Sunday.
Mr. J. :. Daily. OF the South .iHantic, was in
town Friday.
\ fislicuf on our streets caused ripple OF
excitement one day last wcrk.
Mrs. Leland came over from Cartcrsrillc,
Ga, TO attend the funeral OF her nclce, Mrs.
BarkStlalc.
Among the many bridal presents received
by MIR. and Mrs. w. &. Calhoun was Il young
alligator sent from Alabama. We arc not
posted on the language OF gifts, therefore
can't say What the emblem Of an alligator Is
but hope it forebOdcs no evil to this happy
couple.
Mrs. Ella ponnald, of Williamson, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. y. j. SprnlrS.
While an engine on the L. ana Il. Ii. IL. was
shifting cars on the cotton mill track Monday
morning several cars got loose, running off at
the lower end where McSsrs. Wells IL Mays
have their brick yard. They stopped after
running half way across the yard destroying
several hundred brick and breaking some oi
the cars. "
Miss Phoebe Moral, Of Barnwell, is visiting
Miss Ellie Brlbhani.
Some of the improvements we expect to see
in Circcnw wood during the next decade are: Il
union depot, electric street cars, electric
lights, Il telephone exchange and a system OF
water works.
Cotton receipts for the week ending Satur-
day, November !? LII bales: previously re-
ported 5,:gI bales; total, 7,oi2 bales. >.