The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-09
Greenwood TOpics.
GREENWOOD, S. g., Jan. I'll

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New Years day is past and gone.
Miss Lee HentZ Huff after spending Christ
mus holidays in Greenwood returned home
on Tuesday last.
Rail Road accidents are becoming TO be as
frequent as unaccidents.
Mr.. Albert Stansell is visiting his brother
Thomas Stansel.
Mrs. ]. T. Solomons OF Troy passed through
this place en- route for Sumter on Tuesday
last.
One of the latest features of amusement
with the boys here now is rabbit racing.
Rabbits are turned loose on the street and
then caught with dogs.
The young people of this place participated
In pleasant little dance at Riley's hotel on
Tuesday night last.
DR.. NJ. c. Taggart has moved into the house
recently vacated by Mr.. Ben Mckellar. MI.
Reid OF Chappells who has purchased the
house and lot of the Doctors will move In
soon we learn. Greenwood extends coralal
welcome to ell who wish to make their nome
within its limits.
The livery stables which is being erected In
the rear Of Walters block will soon be COM
pleted, and will be used by Mr.. Dunbar OF
Hattievile, S. c.
Rev. w. +. Matthews has moved into the
rooms over the Bank building.
Mr. G. G.. Cannon has returned to Green
wood after spending Christmas with relatives
and friends in Spartanburg.
Mr. J. $. Marse returned to this place after
spending Christmas with his family In Char
iotte N c., on Tuesday night.
Mr.. Wells Riley has gone back to Anderson
10 Miss Iiss Minnie Rickenbaker, sister of Mr. G.
w. Rickenbaker Of this place stopped over
for day or so with friends and relatives at
this place last week.
Mr.. John H Chileg, Jr., who has been clerk.
Ing at Pelzer, stopped in town on Thursday
last on lis way home near Bradley.
Miss Mary Hodges of Hodges is visiting the
Hon. j. n. King was in the city last satur-
Mr. r. G. McLees left this morning for Alb
beville on official business.
at this place as week of prayer There will
be prayer meeting at the Baptist church on
| Monday night, Methodist Tuesday night,
Presby terian Wednesday night, etc.
The town of Greenwood was shocked on
Thursday last on learning that Mr.. A. McNel !
a prominent citizen Of Abbcville County, and
an old resident Of this place, was run over by
the Greenville bound train and nearly ,1; killed;
| It seems that Mr.. Mcneil had left the freight
| train, which he came up on from Bradley and
which was derailed about mile from town,
and had started to walk up TO town. II is pre-
which runs parallel with the G. and G. track,
and as the up train to Greenville came up the
track and was nearing him, Mr.. Mcneil step,
ped off the A. and X. track on to the Z. and
6. track. There were some box cars standing
on a side track which was close TO the main
track and on slight curve. and which OBJ
scured him from sight until the train was
rlRQG upon Qlul. <AS oOOI I'D IA0 Cb6iaSSi oiS
covered Mr.. Mcneil he blew the danger sig.
nal, reversed his engine and put on brakes,
but it was too late, the sad and fatal work
was done. Mr.. Mcneil failed TO get on ID
severed at the instep, his face was badly
bruised on the side, and cut on top OF his
head. Friends rushed to him and found him
ly taken up and carried to Riley's hotel, and
was attended to by Drs. Maxwell, Taggart,
Cobb, Swygert and Hughey. They dressed
their power to save him but to no avail. His
family who had recently moved to Newberry
was Immediately telegraphed for, and also
his son DR.. A. P. Mcneil OF Florida. Mrs. Nc.
Neil and son and daughter, and Mrs. Godsey
arrived on the next train. DIR. A. ?. Mcneil
did not arrive until Saturday night. MIR. Nc
Neil survived until Friday night when he
died ut 3:25. He never recovered conscious.
ness, but passed peacefully and painlessiy
away. His remains were inferred In the Gem
etery at this place. PEMBROKE.