The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-11-05
IN GREENWooD's GATES.
All Sorts of Paragraphs From Sis.
ter Town,

GREENwooD, S. c., Oct. p. 1880.
Sunday was a day OF variable weather.
wind, rain, hail and sunshine.
Quite q number OF weddings are on tne
tapis for the next few weeks.
The building boom continues Withoutaoate-
ment
town with his son Walter.
The spoke aud handle factory is now cer'
Mr. Thomas Kennedy is visiting his uncle,
Mr.. ]. T. Duckett has the handsomest show
case In town.
The Alliance Warehouse Company was or:
ganized last week with the following Board
A. b. Ellis, r. G. Cheatham, r. P. Holloway,
P. B. Kemp, E. Wattey, ]. NJ Major and s c.
Merriman. The Board acted wisely In select
ing DR.. Marshall as president.
some OF our citizens Will 70 10 the Atlanta
Exposition, some to the Augusta Carnival,
some TO the Charleston Gala. some TO the
State Fair, and some to the Abbeville Ban
tend the circus at home on Wednesday.
Mr.. T. r. Riley Is off 10 Birmingham to ac-
cept position with the Western Union.
Mr.. Lowrie McClintock, OF Atlanta, IL here
Work on Mr.. Lees residence is progressing
We know something on "Coon," but can
tell it only at the risk Of being shot and d,We we
| Just for the sake Of one item Of news.
Barring politics what can paragrapher
| write.
| mented on here. Competent judges pro.
nounce it dignified, manly and straiyhttor.
ward document
Mr.. +. II Walker spent Sunday at home.
church Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Mathews being In
attendance at Synod. He will spend some
time visiting in Yorkville, his former home
We dsresay there are great many Who
tnfy hnu ORC rnOigtprp6
out on the day OF election they are not. There
| are great many others who can't find their
certificate when they come to search for 1t,
| and yet goodly number who make no pre-
tense to having registered. If this Is the case
all over the State, as 1t is here the estimate Of
| 10000 distranchlsed white voters Is not over
drawn. :,
| Some time ago there was a general COM
plant against our cotton market. Whether
| Il WAS the fault of the buyers or the damaged
condition Of the cotton we do not know, but
to remedy 1t our business men formed them.
selves into a cotton buying association, and
put Messrs. w. L. burst and Joel S. Bailey In
the market. Since that time our. receipts
have been very heavy, and we have % M heard % no
done without loss to the association. -
Greenwood congratulates Abbeyille on ne
passage Of respectable train OF cars thrdgh
instead OF into her historic hills.
The accidental discharge Of Il pistol In the
hands of a colored gentleman caused some
excitement on the square Sunday.
Inerc was q InlQlatuTe SlTlhe Vi SeTNduIs dt
Riley's Hotel last week. They struck out.
The subject for discussion by the Y. M. c. A.
next Sunday Is, "How to be Faithful, yet Un-
popular" DR.. G. P. Neel will open the exer-
ciseS.
A cotton syndicate, in connection with the
compress campany, TO export cotton direct TO
Liverpool.
Our taxes, rent, wash bill. B. and L. and A.
o. U. w. dues all come due at the same time.
this year. How unfortunate for our land.
lord
Mr. c. L. Beaudrot Is visiting relatives and
TAX ing in the gala in Charleston this week.
Uncle Peter Rykard died at his home Sum-
day night, and was buried in the family oury-
ing ground Monday. He leaves wife but no
children, His estate is worth, 1t is said, Sl5,-
OOO. He had reached the advanced age Of 80
years.
There was a very pleasant dance at the Male
College Tuesday evening, which was we'll at
tended and highly enjoyed by all the young
people of town.
Mr.. Parker Jordan is visiting here.
Mrs. DR.. B. +. Brown. Of Williamson, was
the guest Of Mrs. l. &. Gibbes last week.
Miss Lillian Caldwell, Of Pendleton. Is visit
ing Miss Bessie Globes.
Miss Effie Brabham left for Augusta to day.
Mr.. c. G. Waller spent Sunday with his
family here.
Mrs. Hays left for Bamberg Thursday, ac-
companied by Miss Kleckley. s.