The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-16
SPLENDID STOCK SHOW.
GROWING .GREENwooD'S GREATEST
GLORY.
The Ever Active..-The Ever Pushing
1.-The Never firing Citizens OF
South CarOlina's Most Thrifty
Town Have a Show and a Sale.
GREENWOOD, s. c., Sept. Is, 1891


railroad brought US 10 the enterprising city Q
Greenwood, where, in company with ur. y
A. Marshall, chairman OF the GREENWOOD
Stock Show, Mr.. James l.. Harper, Editor O
the Elberton Star and Mr.. Trammell. O.
Brooksville, Fla, we drove through the broad
and we'll planned streets TO the falr grounos
at which place quite O crowd had already as
show ever seen In Greenwood, and later de
velopments proved that In THIS lhey were uo'
disappointed.
By eleven o'clock, when thousand or tf
grounds. the exhibition began. Everything
was progressing smoothly and satisfactorily
till q roadcart driven by one OF the exhlp.
itors was overturned causing Its occupant 10
ment Texas pony bolted from the track and
dashed into the crowd smashing a carriage
wheel and doing other slight damage. Ev'
erybody was badly frightened: but fortunate
ly no one was seriously hurt.
In due time order was restored and the ex'
hibition of fine stock was resumed. BY one
o'clock the prizes had all been awarded.
Below we give list of the committees and
of the exhibitors receiving prizes,
Committee on Horses.
Capt. John Pace, Hodges, Ma. J. L. Harper,
Elberton, Ga, A. b. Ellis. Hodges. SC.
Best one year old Stallion, V. r. Hinton lst
Best two year old Stallion. ]. D. King 1st
W. ]. Wilson End premium.
Best three year old Stallion, j. w. Scott 1st
premium.
]. w. Rasor End premium.
Best Horse colt one year old. w. w. Smith
E. b. Rasor End premium.
Best Mare Colt under one year old, w. 2.
Anderson lst premium
David Aiken End premium.
Best Mare and Colt, Robert Smith 1st pre-
MUM,
j. E. Keller End premium.
Best three year old Filly, ]. N. Nance 1st
premium.
j. NJ. Rasor End premium.
Best two year old FLY, tie, Thomas Jones
and ]. L. Martin. first premium.
L, H. Rasor End premium.
Best one year old Filly, James Anderson lst
Committee on-Harness Horses, Col. J..
Wash Watts, Laurens, Col. Holloway, Po-
maria, Col. John w. Clark, Augusta Ga.
Best double Harness horses-J. T. Simmons
Blythe and Wells second premium
Best pair OF Mares-F. A. Arnold first pre-
MUM. No second.
Best single Harness-R. Hill first premium
E. A. Rey nolds second premium
Best single Harness mare-R. Hill first pre-
MUM ]. NJ. Rasor second premium.
Best Pony-ridden by boy Master Richard
Arnold first premium. Master Richard
Best Harness Stallion-W. j. MeGee, first
premium. ]. NJ. Rasor, second premium.
Best two year old Mule-Jesse Riley, first
premium. o. L. Turner, second premium;
gssf PG MoGee S
Best Saddle Horse-Rid Tolbert, first pre-
MUM. +. A. Arnold, second premium.
Committee on FoTls-J. F. c. DuPre, Of
Abbeyille; j. II; Oldham, OF dreenWoon' c.
f. G. Conner, one trio OF Langshire. first
premium, one pair white Leghorns, first pre-
Inium, one pair white Wyndotts, first pre-
MUM.
]. c. Milford, one trio OF laced Wyndotts
first premium, coop laced Wyndott chicks,
first premium, one pair laced Wyndotts, Sec
ond premium.
VIC. strawhorn, one pair laced Wyndott
chicks, first premium, one pair laced Wyn-
dott fowls, second premium.
William Hanley, one Game cock, first pre-:
MUM.
Hunter Gibbes. one pair of Game ban tam
chicks, first premium.
Committes on Catlle-W. J. MCGEE, Of
Rlleys,J w. Scott, Of Verdery, NJ. A. Fellers,
Of Greenwood.
Best Jersey Cow. T. McLeese, first pre-
Best Mich Cow-R. P. Blake, first pre-
MUM. A. A. Morris, second premium.
Best Jersey Heifer-J. T. McLeese, first pre-.
MUM.
Best Thoroughbred Jersey Bull. T. Nc.
Leese, first premium. j. w. Cobb, second
Best two year old Heifer-R. P. Blake, first
premium. M. Griffin, second premium.
Best Jersey Calf-J. II. McLeese, first pre-
MUM.
Graded Jersey Calf-E. c. Conner, first pre-
MUM. j. T. McLeese, second premium.
Committee on Sheep-David Aiken, of Cor
onaca, Capt. James Rodgers, Of Ninety-Six.
Best Sheep-F. A. Arnold, first and sec
ond premiums.
Committee on Arrangements-Dr. ]. A.
Marshal. T. F. Riley, j. G. Hill, ]. l.. Hughey,
w. H. Whitlock, Jr.
A. j. Bell, Secty.
Immediately after the stock show was over
the sale Of lots near the G. G. R. R., be-
gan. Forty lots were sold, averaging about
Two hundred and forty dollars per acre.
Greenwood's visitors were delighted with
what they had seen Of this energetic and
city, appropriately called the
ATLANTA Of South Carolina"
NJ Pyles.