The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-16
PROGRESSIVE CITY.
Kicking About the Census--Reaching
Out for Railroad Shops--AIl Sorts
of Political Paras sraphs and Per.
AOnal NOIeS.

GREENWOOD, S. c., July II, 1890.
Rain Is very nnch needed.
Visitors to our town are numerous.
Rev. Mr.. Stack house began a series of meet
lngs In the Methodist church Sunday.
Miss Ross, Of Macon, Ga, Is visiting Miss
Effie Brdbham.
The Greeuviile Ne,cs has Green woods popu-
laton at about ,30J as received from Super
visor Pioneer. This must be a mistake, we
had $50 last census. We have been inform
ed l,gN even this Is much smaller than was
claimed.
Mrs. NJ. p. McGce and her son Mr.. Courtney
McGce are visiting their daughter and sister
Mrs. j. W. SprolGs.
Excavations for the new store Of Blythe &
Wells have been mmenced.
To refuse us a primary In August will only
| be In keeping with Tillman's methods. In
that event we hope they will make nominu.
tlons, and give us rest. He Is Il bitter pill.
In fact he Is q ten grain capsule, but without Il
primary, we must swallow him. The sooner
| the better, we think.
What does Greenwood intend to do In the
way of securing the e., Z. & N. shops. II Is
| folly to say we are not able to offer anything
We don't think anything reasonable could be
| raised by private subscriptions, but the ne.
cessary amount could be eusily raised, by
Issuing bonds. without being burdensome tC
any one. If thero is prohibltory clause In
our charter have II changed. We do not IA
vor heavy bonded debt. but think, but fol
| this purpose, the amount would not be large
and would be a profitable Investment. We
now have the most economic municipal gov
ernment of any town in the State. We, pay
comparatively no tax, yet 1t is ample 10 Keep
| up the streets.
Instead of ~ mills on property, and s.
street tax, which we now pay, we increase II
| to mills on property, So street tax and 81 OF
dogs, II would still be below the average taA
We suggest that n committee from the boart
OF trade be appointed to confer in person
with the Board Officials in reference to the
shops.
two of their little ones spent day with u!
last week. Their visit was real pleasure I!
our little household. Few ladies take more
lively Interest, or are more conversant VIII
Cromer. We found her very strong TIL
mantle, but withal very reasonable one, a
all who read the papers are:
| The types last week made us say that DR.
P. II. Adams differed with US considerably,
1t should have been "consideIately."
l.. a. and Il. H. Brock, of Honea Patn, ar
enlnrgng their store room. They bouSh
5000 brick from Dunbar Mayse & fr% last Week; Mis
Daisey Hart. narrowly escaped serious injury
twice last week from a runaway horse In TIT
first instance they saved themselves by Jump
ing, In the second they had just gotten out Il
cles, road cart and pheaton were demolish
ed.
Mrs. "S' and Ella are of to Williamson 70
Mrs. T. F. Riley and her daughter Mrs
RoGsrt MCGEE and Miss Florence are at salu
4 mans heart may be as a whited sepul
chre II he Is only pharisuical christiam-
II member of the church and Temperance
he is sure TO escape the venom Of those ylp
ers whose tongue are set on fire OF hell. bu
advice Is very cheap and Is often given by th
criminal OH the solows. His Is never ming
led with slander and abuse, however.
Our delegates to the central club were in
structed by unanimous resolution TO yot
for the primary, yet they all. with The p9ss
the contrary. Were they "bamboozlcd or de
bauched," or is the ring leading them.
Mr.. Il. A. McLees has accepted Il posltioI
with Bailey, Barlssdale & Co., from lSt q
September. Bob is Il good salesman, and
fine fellow, whom to admire is but to know:
Mrs Ida Bonner, Of Due West, was sick 70
several days last week at Mr.. W. q. Calnoun's
| DR.. B. w. Cobb attended the Convention q
Straightout Jeffersonlan Democrats last week
We are not in a position to get all the arri
walls and departures TO and from town. An.
omissions therefore, Is for lack OF inforna
ton.
1t is strange and not little amusing to SC
how the ringsters continue to appeal to th
prejudice of the credulous minds by making
them believe that every man, who does no
endorse Tilman. however, strongly he ma.
approve the platform OF the March Conven
tiOn, Is an enemy to The farmer.
| Col. Geo. Johnstonc, of Newberry, spen
Sunday in town, on his way from Augusta.
Il III is never LOO laLc W menu sO JlluHS
| Greenwood Alliance. They removed the boy
colt from this paper Mt their last meeting.
| We were greatly surprised at the attitude o
our usually, whole soued, generous hearted
friend, +. w. r. Nance, toward the minority
Surely he is not afraid OF us. Our politica
| differences with him have always been of tI
most pleasant nature, even II we did "pay TO
the whistle" in the shape of n hat.
Mr. w. Courtney MCGEE, on account OF con
tinued i'll health has resigned his Peabod!
scholarship in Vanderbilt.
Mr. a. Rosenberg has purchased the Earl
store for $500. ).