The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-29
GEORGIA EDITOR ON A TRIP
GRACIOUS GREENWooD.--EsTEE AB-
BEVILLE.
pleasant Reading from Pleasant
Ni.:iur Hands aII Round - We
Won't Go Ia ONE Till Morning.
ElbcrtOn Star

Hbuu; the e.. {. u y. Il. f depot IN Elprrt"h.
Ii WAS the occasion Of the excursion tu Green woud
The lIariw.ll Brass Band was on the ground at aI'
aprr pirate hour and at intervals dsc"lrseu lhe
sweetest music tu the drrctaun uf the great cruwd
that had gathered about the depot t" take the 'rin
or To see their friends and relatives safely aboard
llurtwci has ample right to BE- proud of her Dan IL
is colnpuscd of the best young men OF that town. ana
the music it makes does credit to every musician III
it..
refreshing Shove er OF rain had fallen the afternoon
previous and the m"rning in question Was balmy anu
pleasant Friendly clouds veilcd the sun the greater
portion OF the day, modifying the heat to c"ior'a'
bic temperature.
When the all auoarl,' WAS shouted by the conduc,
tor il was asccraincd that some 35O people h'l
boarded the train for Greenwood. ,
The trip was of an ureventful nature though the
Savannah River bridge attracted much attention.
The management of the excursion WAS able ana
pleasing.
several got aboard at the stations along the route
and when the train steamed into GREENWOOD IL was was
estimated that The eXcursonists numbered near ''o
people. A., !,
Many carriages and other vehicles were at the de-
pot convey the GeOgans TO the center oi TIC l"w'
but many preferred to walk.
EiIry's h,,rl was. by one accord headquarters,
and the rail clever proprietor suffered his hose I'd
be taken possession ol without q murnur. lie sur
rendered 81 gracefully, that the GeorsaS lett para
pnr;lSn. the old song something Ike the Iollo"ihS-
That Mr. Riley, who keeps the EOtel
Is mighty fine fellow, and keeps his house well,
We love generosity, We believe In reciprocity,
Come 10 zee us, friend Riley, we'll treat you quite
well.
Several of the party dined at the hotel which Is q
conlrmodious building beautifully located, and we'll
furnished uud they all spoke OF the hostclry III the
highest terms.
The freedom Of the city was rendered to the cXcur'
suuists and the Chief of Police Fisher " on many u
commitment in his efforts to contribute to the peas
ure u Tie visitors by directing them TO points VI IN
tcrrs, aud other kindnesscs
rheaiuiis and carriages were sent to the hotel by
the pubc-spritcd citizens to ride the visitors about
treated by graceful Grecnwood Will long Dc re-
mclnbcrrd by the recipients.
beautiful grove the Prcsby terian church was
selected ior thuse who had taken along baskets, ahd
here while the band enlivcnrd the hour with entrthc
ing music the picnccrs enjoyed IL glorious spread.
Greenwood is located on beautiful plateau ol
ground sufficiently undulating at different points 10
break the monOtony Of too much uniformity or same
ness of territory. Three railroads run through Ine
clty and with the advent of each, the IL, Z. " NJ
being the last acquisition, new impetus has been CIV
on the business Of Greenwood until she has attained
in cuviabe commercial reputation, and is pilde I"
her people. She has cotton mill In which Is invest.
ed about 1925 0UU and through the courtesy o Capt
Parks the fire insurance man, who, ny the way, coulu
not 90 too much for the pleasure OF the strangers
within his gates, and gentleman, too, who possesses
those characteristics calculated to make community
better fur having lived In 1t, and Of ineslilabc worth
to town. "" visited the factory. The building cost
about $4,000, and is cOmU0dious structure. We
wcro particularly impressed with its excellent Vehll-
lallyc facilities Surely the operatives, who now
number IS, can experience no deeterious effects from
working in this comfortable building The engine,
which las capacity Of 250 horse power, Is model oil
pcrfccliun, and We watched its cOck.work move
.ncnts with interest. The mill has only been III "p
rlutin since May and only about half the machinery
is in place. tist class yarns and cloth are being
made and that il will be financial success is cer-
lainty We would like for every man In Elhcrt0n to
20 through this mill. We believe 1t would have
tendency To make them double their stock in the ell
trrPrisr here.
Col l.. NJ. burst, who is of the most solid and
sterling business men Of the town, and President OF
the mill takes sr, 1T pride in the plant and told us
that there not shoddy piece Of machinery in the
building. Everything was new and first class, ana he
WAS pleased with the prospects Of the mill.
Greenwood also has an oil lnl compress, carriage
DEPOSITORY and number Of splendid business houses
che buys from fifteen to twenty thousand bales of cot
ton annually and does lively mercantile business.
Her churches are well attended, and her hospitality
IS provrrbal.
The big-hcarted Mayor, DR.. J. c. Maxwell, who is
Dne Of the most prominent ply yscians In Carolina
md who was for ten years State SENATOR entertained
many of the lrIrty in the Club Room Of the town.
When called Tor Speech he said that he was not
prepared address the company, however, he obscrv.
ID that he hoped EbertOn would grow rs large IS she
wanted to be- and that Greenwood wonld attain great
pr growth. The Mayor treated the boys SO WE'LL that
they left the city thinking Greenwood was one of the
incest places in the country, and that DR.. Maxwell
was the prince of mayors. which he is.
The urbane local correspondent Of the Charleston
News and Courier and The State and one Of the prn-
,ipal cotton buyers in Carolina, Mr. Robert s. Spark
man. has the thanks of the State for his hospitabc
treatment Of this papers representative,
We also met MIR. Marshall, editor Of the Observer
clever gentleman, who is doing good work for bis
Town. 1t strikes us that Greenwood should give
hearty support to her press and her press has certain
y town Of which 1t could say 4 great deal that is
good.
About D. IN. the train left on its return trip and
The Ge0rgluns arrived in Elbcrtpn feeling better for
the days outing singing the praises Of hoSpitable,
graceful GrrrnwOuh.
On our return home We got of the train at Able
willie, with Major Lamar Hester and Col. John &.
Brown, I'll ElbertUn, and spent The time intervening
between the excursion and regular trains pleasantly
It that point.
We fell into the hands Of some Of the clevcrcst gen.
cmcn Carolina at the depot and elsewhere, and rs
hey are never so happy in Abbeville us when dis
,ensing hospitality, it goes without the saying that
We enjoyed our Stay very much in the city.
Aristucratc Abbevillc is known far and near for
Icr culture and rcfnrmcnt und ut one time there
we're more +. F. Cs-(lrst families Of Carulnn) 10
bbrvilic to the square inch than any town In the
state. She wus and is n"tcd FOR her bclleettiiss,
md is famous for the statesmen AID orators She has
.ivrn the country aud the brilliant she
lls furn he'd to the Social world from her cocre OF
air daughters, and culture ct maidens.
The atmosphere uf AbbevIc is aesthetically ele.
CAN'T AMI the pride the people take in their town is
.unmrndublr III the cNCirinr.
Elbrlto and .thbevil!e are bound by the bands OF
iron iluw, and would like TO . business and
cial intercourse sprii up between the two towns,
that will cnuure to the good and pleasure OF both.
lready We see we'll how the towns light bc bound
together with with si!ken baIids-but more Ui this
later.
We called at the Office Of that sterling paper The
Press aud Banner, and had pleasant chat with its cd
tur, Mr.. Wilson. How he hats remained b'chclor
So long, nyuuc'abc, it were, To the charms of the
fascinating and clIal ming beauties Of his town, is be
yond our ken.
Mr.. llrmphill, showed us portion Of the town in
his hoslitablr, ever way and he docs not know how
10 do thing by halves.
Abbevillc and Greenwood are only fourteen miles
lpart-by ruil-bat We imagined l'crhapsa little far
Lhcr distant otherwise. They do not appear To be rs
social Us have towns. However. they are
not so bad rs Minneapolis and ST. Paul. minnesota.
Why, those two cities are SO jealous Of each other
that when new minister in Minneapolis recently In
took his text from ST. Paul. the cogr ga
lirn rose riassr and lett the church.
AT some tutarc day We trust Cir, rnwOUd and Able
Vile will come over and see Enrrtun, and give
cham, U 10 lcciprUcatr their clrvrrncss to us