The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-11
GOSSIP AT GREENWOOD.
All Sorts or Parax raphs in and About
the City.
GREENWOOD, 8. c., Feb.

Greenwood, 8. c.. Feb. 9, 1891. i
Another rainy week.
Robert Cartledge. ..-.
Miss sudie Self made little visit to Yer
dery last week. -.
Miss Lulie Cauthen has returned from q
pleasant visit TO Richburg and Columbia.
Miss Rosa Simpson left last week for Due
West where she will attend the Female Col,
Mr.. R; 9. sparkman made short visit to
Misses Maggie Finley and Mollis Marse are
home from Converse College. Their friends
are glad 70 have them back again.
A marriage is on the tapis FOR Tuesday.
Several OF our young people are thinking
OF going up 10 the concert at Abbevilie on
the 10th. IT will doubtless be an entertain.
We hear that some OF our singers are to take
pnrt IN the exercises; we are glad to hear.
this, and are more than ever interested In tho
success OF the concert. .;e.-
the tyrant, grip. in town. He has visited ns
before and we are not at all fond OF his pre-.
sence In our midst. We hope the uufortun-
Work jn the third story of Bailey 4 Barks-
dale's new store is progressing nicely. II IL
being put In readiness for the use OF the cele.
brated evangelist, Mr.. Fife, Of North Caro-.
lima, who Will soon be among us. His tirxt
sermon here will be preached on the tirst
Sunday In March.
The new bridge over the G., G. & N. cut 10
fast nearing completion. II is a disappolnt-
ment TO great many Of our citizens who
had hoped 1t would bs handsome iron
structure-"If we have not what we like, We
must like what We have"
Greenwood now boasts Of three good meat
markets. Mr.. Quattlebuum served his CUE.
TONERS this past week with fine jersey beef.
DIR. Martin from Seneca, has been 10 town
lately doing deiftaI work:
Miss Moilie Reed, of Donalds, Is visiting
Mrs Jim SproeS. She has lived: here some
while ago, and has many friends In Green
wood.
Mr.. Jerrltt McKellar IL off on business
trip 10 south Western Georgia.
We hear Of several c'tses OF chicken pox be.
Ing In town, not very serious form Of 1t,
however. =,
Mr.: Kerr is now assisting Prof. Wilson at
the Male College. "-
Contractor Wells made flying visit to Alb:
beville lust week.
MIR. Addie sproes. who has been engaged
In business In Augusta for :lhe past month,
returned 10 Greenw .Od last Monday, declur-
ing there is no place like Greenwood.
Notwithstanding the inclemenCy OF the
wenther great many were on the streets
Another runaway team was on Main Street
Thursday this is getting to be en- tirely too
common a thing. The drivers should be more
careful with their teams ...
Mr.. G. g. Waller paid US visit Saturday:
with his winning way aud pleasant smile"
he Is always welcome guest.
Mr.. ST: Clair Lee and family have moved
into their new home.
Policeman Fisher now occupies the house
which Mr. Lee has recently vacated.
We are glad TO learn that Capt. II. Cress-
well aud Mr.. Frank Fleming have recovered
from their late Illness.
There came near being serious accident
Wednesday on one OF the railroad crossings
near the depot, wagon YVES crossing and
all engine ran into 1t. A broken wheel was
the only damage done.
Mr.. George Sigwald has been here with his
vile and parents-in.law all the week sick, he
Is getting considerably better now.
n. II. Moril Of the Enterprise Factory OF
A ugusta is 10 be super Iintendent Of the Green
wood Cotton Mills. He will take charge Of
his office this week.
The new furniture store, firm name. Miller
i Harper have opened their new furniture
store In the second story OF Bailey 4 Barks-
dale's new store.
A. f. Hagan, OF Hampton, has opened q
general merchandise store In the Elmo build
Ing.
Avenue
There is some talk about Greenwood hav-
Ing graded school In the near future. This
would be great advantage to the people In
and around Greenwood.
Maj. w. T. Gary, formerly OF Aobeville
county. now Of Augusta, was In town last
week looking after business interest.
Mr.. Fife. the evangelist. has written saying
that he wants choir OF fifty voices. A
meeting OF the choir was held at 8 o'clock p.
very few were out. The cL DIR is requested to
meet tr-weekly til the first OF March.
Col. j. p. Mickler has given out the contract
for the rebuilding uf his home which was
home is to be a very handsome one.wo are
glad 10 welcome Colonel and Mrs. NJ. back as
citizens, also 10 have his accomplished daugh-
ter, Miss Lula, with us again. +.