The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-19
ABBBVILLB'S ATLANTA.
EXcELs IN LIFE, ENERGY, BUSINESS TACT
AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS.
Our Wide Awake Reporter Tells of II
Hundred Readable Things in and
About the Grand Old Town.


ciety at the North, and has done n great deal
for the colored people Of this state. II is now
in charge of Mr.. j. f. b. Jewett, who seems to
be man OF the highest integrity. and great
religious zeal, devoting himself wholly TO the
mental and moral training OF those under his
charge.
The teachers meeting of the Baptist Sunday
School will he held ut the resident of Rev. q.
II. Carter, Friday evening.
DR.. II. Il. Eptng has moved in and Is board
ing with Mr., l.. NJ. Moore.
McSSrs. Bailey. BarkSdalc IL Co., are prcpar-
ing to erect two handsome brick stores.
The piles are now being driven for the tres
tie across Hard Labor.
Mr. J. w. Sprolcs is of Oh a short business
trip this week.
The tin has been ordered for the factory
roof.
Mr. IIouscr is now hauling dirt out of the
deep cut on patent dumping tram cars.
Mcssrs. Wells IL Mays will move their brick
yard to a more eligible site this summer.
The Baptist choir meets every sunday eve
ming ut Mr.. Carter'S.
| There is something in store for Greenwood
of which we are not ut liberty to speak, but
will come tn light In the near future, that will
give her boom the greatest impetus it has ever
had.
From our observation we arc inclined to
think it n mistake that grippe never attacks
those who drink whisky.
The poor man is the happieSt after all. No
| fine chickens. no massive wood pile nor pota.
to bank for thieves TO visit, no pig to slop, no
cow TO feed, nothing to do but go home and
rest; not even supper enough to prevent
B6h our colleges are in a more hourshing
condition than ever before.
| We are requested to state that stockhoid-
ers meeting Of our Building and Loan Asso-
citation will he held at the Bank on the first
Tuesday in March. It Is very desirable that
| all stock Is represented.
Mr.. j. w. Sproles received car load nf "i!
last week. He is now prepared To I'll o!dcis
at Columbia and Augusta prices.
Mrs. J. +; Waller is having her house re-
| Greenwood has always hccn Il healthy place,
but let Us not assume inst it will remain so.
Onr population is now much greater and
buildings more dense. II Is very necessary
therefore for us to keep our premises clean.
Let all clean up next week before The rains set
IN and get the earth polluted with this accu-
mutation of hlth in which the germs of fever
reach our wells. Let us not wait for the
BDaid Of Health to serve Il no;icr on MS. if we
do it wont he done ut all, but we hope the
present board will be more vig:ant and attcn-
Mr.. Taylor and Guni'y left last Thursday
| for Washington Territory, where they will
make their future home. Mir Taylor was Il
good citizen, and we hate to- lose him, but
| hope he will be successful In the land of the
snow storm and blizzard.
Mr.. G. y. cobb, Of Edscfleld, spent few
days in town last week.
| Mcssrs Allen & Dew arc getting their stock
of dry goods and shoes opened up. DR.. W.J.
| Warnock is clcrlng for them.
| No pig pen under twenty feet square should
| be allowed Ill Town.
Chicken thieves arc not ut all scarce Sew
erai parties had their hen r"ost raided last
week.
| We don our hat to DIR. J. Il. Mosclcy, OF
Lowndesvillr, man whom Greenwood as
well as Spartanburg delight, 20 honor
Mr.. J. $. MarSc now represents Mcssrs. Ar
tion recently held by Mr.. L. Il. Dixon, agent.
| Mrs. j. l.. Talbert and her sister, Miss VII.
iams, of Anderson, are visiting Mrs. j. W.
Duckett.
necessary machinery for repairing steam en-.
ginrs, boilers, shaltinS and all kinds OF ma
chincry.
on his lot in front OF Mr.. j. X. burst.
| We are glad to know that the subscription
list of the Press and Banner is growing. y pa
per that has survived the storms OF half Il
century has but little to fear from little
Mr. J. +. Bonner is now running MS baggage
master OH the u. r. " w. G.. Railway. We OK
prct to see him conductor very soon rs merit
will tell.
We arc glad to sec DR.. IIushcy out again
after an attack Of grippe. y fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind >.
GREENWOOD, S. G., Feb. II, 1890.
Mrs. J. c. DOdsOn, of nOnnalds, and Mrs.
Laura McCiee Ellis. of Walnut Grove, were
visiting Mrs. j. W. Sprolcs last week.
Tuesday that did not come of. a large crowd
was disappointed. "Necny" answered lj,G0G
questions orally, and 10000 by pacard on that
day. The ponies came in Saturday. But few
sales were effected, consequently the fun was
light -,
/ tractors ut Newbcrry, was in town Thursday.
Mr.. J. r. Simmons, Cf tho Carriage Empori
um, is doing Il driving" business. lie is sell
| ing more vehicles than ever before. This is
the result OF selling first-class goods and lair
| dealing.
Some Of our merchants arc already rccciv-
ing their spring goods.
Mrs. w. V. Blyth is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bourn, Of Ncwberry.
Mr.. J. w. Spr"lcs his season Qorty-'wo dozen
we infer that the farmers arc returning TO the
old fashioned Tin horn distributor
| We are minus Il black pig about the size Of
a pussum. 1t is of the feminine gender
climbs equal to Il squirrel. and can oulruu a
deer. Any information will be grat efully re-
ccived and restore pcaccin our household.
An unfortunate difficulty in which Mcssrs
John Burnett, james and Robert kennedy
narrowly escaped death. occurred about five
miles from here last Wednesday night. The
yOung men above mentioned were on their
way to a wedding. Passing through the Lau
rcns lands they meta negro man and several
women in wagon: Some words passed be-
tween the negro and Robert Kennedy relative
to the right Of way. The negro was very in
sulting and WAS struck by Mr. Kennedy with
his whip. The screams Of the women alarm.
&C! the nrighbnrhood, and very soon an angry
EcrOWu of negroes were on the scene whose
sole object seems 10 have been not tn Qucll the
disturbance, but TO add 10 II, by firing into the
dcfencclcsS white men with Sucn weapons aS
they had. Mr.. John Burnett had already re-
| lived load of shot at long range In the face
and breast. and both the kcnncdys Knocked
S"nsccss to the ground with rocks, when Mr..
Tatum Burnett arrived and frightened tine
mob away by shooting INTO them. Only one
negro was hurt, he receiving several cuts dur
ling the fight. These arc the facts as learned
| from MI John Burnett, the truth OF which we
do not doubt, but in justice TO all parties we
| would willingly publish statement from the
other side, but the negroes are not very com
| lmunicalivr, and diligGnt enquiry has failed 10
elicit any thing at all from them in reference
To ii. As yet we have heard of no warrants
being issued, but we think II very proper that
the matter should be investigated. and the OF:
the proper officials IS oftcntimcs the cause Of
| the people taking the law In their own bands
MI j. Milt Ellis, of Walnut Grove, spent
Sunday with his brothcr-n-law, Mr.. j. w.
! SprocS.
The Press nnd Banner. will in all probability
be full OF Greenwood communications this
week. Some Of which will be interesting.
MrSSrS llarlZog IL lays have sold about
| three hundred mules this season.
| In view of the difficulty the c., G. e y.
Railroad have already had in reaching Able
| vile, and the liberal prices they invariably
pay for the right of way, where il is not given,
ihc editorial in the last issue of the Press and
| H0ltnrr on this subject was Il surprise to many
OF H. readers here.
The orders at the oil mill are fully up to It's
production In all departments.
| Don't forget the Stockholders meeting Of the
Building and Loan Association The first Tues
day In March.
Our people appreciate the pleasant things
the Press and Btuncr has had TO say OF their
town.
Mrs. Samuel Elliin was thrown from bug
gy Saturday, and quite seriously hurt. We
have not learned particulars.
| The remains OF little Martin Tci%lcr Cal
TN f.t nj Inn nf Al IL H.