The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-25
OUR RAILROAD CENTRE
AsPIRES TO THE HONOR OF ALSO BEING
THE SEAT OF LEARNING.
Short Description OF the commence.
raent Exercises Of Her COiIeGes-..
The Deadly Pistol Again Brought
into PIey---The Farmers Alliance
---The O., &. q y. on u BOOm---Va-
riOus Items Of General Interest.

The Deadly Pistol Again Brought
into PIey---The Farmers Alliance
| .--The g.. &. a. y. on u BOOm-.-Va.
riOus Items Of General Interest.
GREENWOOD, S. c., June 23 1890.
| Commencement.
| Quite u number of visitors attended the
commencement.
| Miss Mcmillan, of Marion county, has been
visiting Miss I.eona Blake.
| Miss Mamie Henderson, of Aiken, has been
visiting her friend Miss Kate Watson.
| The g., T.. & v. railroad Is booming Track
is laid for some distance along the line pass
| ing through here and the "tOoL' Of the WhlS
tie sounds business Ikea real rtilrond joke.
Misses Rebacca and Lucy Moore, OF .lbbe-
vile, were the guests OF the Misses Hill COM
mencement week.
NIessrs. RnbL Wardlaw and Amos Beall. of
Augusta, huve hcen on visit to Mr.. John
Oldham. Jr. They have returned TO their
home In Augusta.
The Greenwood Democratic Cub will meet
promptly at p. m, Saturday.
a telegram was received here this morning
| by the family announcing the death of Dump
Taggurt, yesterday ut Frcnso, California. He
was son Of DR.. NJ. G. Taggart.
| We are indeed sorry that we are denied the
pleasure of attending the Due West com.
mencement. for we look back 10 last year
with happy thoughts and kind remembrances
TO our distinguished and attable friend r. s.
g., and his thorough Kindness. ~ was
stranger and he took me in" Shortly after.
wards was the same stranger and she took
me in. Due West is halowed place, and we
wish all who attend It's commandments and
partake of the hapitalily Of its people JOY
GUS time.
Miss Annie Hartzog is home from Bamberg.
Mrs. Bennett Reynolds returned from Cleve
land Springs last Friday. MIR. Reynolds who
alton. IL Is our glad pleasure 10 report bis
J rapid improvement, and we hope to see him
with us soon in his usual health.
| Quite number Of students and visitors Of
| the Greenville colleges passed down Friday
enroute for home 4 jolly crowd they were.
| Misses Minute and Jennie Chiles spent COM
mencemcnt week with Misses Anna and Bes-
sie Hill.
Mcssrs. w. R. Bullock and Robt. Mabry. of
Abbevilie, came down to attend the reception
OF the Female College Wednesday night last.
ers knife has been at Its deadly work. A
crowd of rampant and over joyous negroes
boarded the train here last week to 90 TO
''Gusty" and have broad. gauged time gen.
who think that enjoyment consist In bully
Ing around and trying to scare The more tim.
i'd ones and shooting their pistols of in mid
air, thinking to alright the adversary, and
fourishing knives. and numerous ou,bursts
and demonstrations Of outlawry. Stewart
Franklin, one OF the said party, who ran Il
u came involved In n fuss OH the train near
Mccormick. StuarL's "foe was unworthy OF
his steel" and took divers advantages and sun
dry opportunities, In fact got the bulge" Oh
; bored large Irregular hole through the per-
son of Mr.. Franklin, thereby causing gen.
eral disorder In his physical economy, SO
much so that In about half hour Mr.. Frank
Inns soul winged Its fight to another world.
We leave tile reader 10 infer which IL
was as we have heard Nothing from him OF.
fclaly since, we are totally unprepnred TO
saw, which one it was. His body was brought
home at this place and the inevitable Coroner
and his jury proceeded forthwith to sit on the
dead body OF said Mr.. Franklin. The verdict
II -lt,,n LII
death, (or death came to him. we have for.
gotten the exact words, by pistol bail from
; n pistol held by unknown parties. We have
only word or SO TO say In regard to the law.
! less practice Of the carrying OF concealed
weapons. 1t has actually gotten 10 the point
r here, that man and his family are In con.
stan nLaanger OF being shot. Every negro that
! can shove spade or WELD pick on the rail-
q road and every negro BOY and man that can
scrape up 81. .25 Is in possession OF ono OF these
festive, and dangerous little old pistols. The
town fathers have offered reward OF s. 10
any person who will report any one shooting
evidence to convict. We say that the State
authorities should take vigorous and strcnu.
Gus efforts to suppress this deadly habit. No
man ever carried pistol habitually without
some murderous intentions. and IL Is highly
dangerous now In this community 10 be on
the streets after dark.
We are glad 10 learn that Mr.. Joel S. Bailey IS
health Is Improving at Glenn Springs. Mrs.
NJ. B. Dickson has sold out his mercantile
business at this place to MIR. Cameron, who
has been for sometime with the famous house
of Butler Bros, OF New York. Mr.. Cameron
has taken charge and we welcome him as u
citizen OF Greenwood and hope has provided
himself with registration ticket and Is pre-
pared to do some tall voting.
Miss Lila Lttes who, who attended the
spring session OF the Female College Mt this
place, left last Friday for Il visit to Due West
| and thence to her home IN Florida.
| Miss Matte Jordan, or Florida. attended
commencement here. and was the guest of
i Mi. ]. w. Litcs and family.
| MIR. viii Simmons his returned to his home
in Hodges. .
and was the guest of DR.. and Mrs. ]. e. Max
Miss Lee Hentz Huff is visiting relatives
here. ,,
elect it's officers which resulted In the follow
DIR. Gus Marshall, President.
i W. n. Whitiock. Vice.President
/ J.W. LiteS, Secretary.
| J. l.. Hughey, Treasurer.
| K. &. McLeeS, Lecturer.
i j. r. Bullock, Chaplain.
The new residences OF DR.. Epting, Mr.. r. +.
Dunbar, Miller and others are nearing COM
pletion, and are ornaments anu attractions 10
A party Of young men will leave sometime
! In July for u trip OF pleasure, nsnlnS OH Inc
Savannah river below Augusta.
Miss bessie Whelston who has been spend
Ing the spring with relatives In this place LETT
| Tuesday TO attend Due West Com mencement
and thence to her home In Florida Miss
Whelston is an accomplished and attractive
young lady, and made hosts of friends mere.
Miss Blake, Of Ninety-SiX, Is visiting MISS
Hattie Reynolds. l..
Miss Effie Brabham is visiting friends In
| Augusta. l,, ,,,
Miss Sudie Self is off to Glenn Springs.
| Mr. II. ]. McKellar and his sister Miss BeS.
sic went down 10 Augusta one day last week
| to see some of the attractions OF the encamp-
ment, at that place ..,
| W. ~. Branch was In town one day last
week, and had the town roaring and splitting
their sides with laughter at his campaign
| Okes When you see him, get him TO Tell you
about the fellow who wanted to take the
Politics Is hot here and the Tillman cam.
paign is the chief subject. Daily papers are
engerly sought and read, and every Douy
more or less are politicians.
Messrs. Walter l.. Miller and W. c. McGow-
an attend Commencement here last WeuheS-
day. .,o
! home and leaves US melancholy and Wishing
| for n something we know not what. one OF
| tbes visiting young ladieS-we VIII call no
names MS we do not like to be personnl-left
ms standing at the depot gazing, longinsly
after the train rs IL rolled on. We say long
l IkN,n