The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-04-29
GEENWOOD'S GATHERING.
Strawberries and Cream Church
FestivRl...Y. NJ. G. A. BuiIding....
VisitOrs...Ktng's DauR hters Enter.
tainment...Singin School.
GprrNlroon G q

GREENWOOD, 3. c., April q, 1891.
We have had no entertainment of any kind
here for a long while; Greenwood has been
asleep socially. 1t will awake, however, with
the coming In Of the strawberry and Ice
cream seasons.
The ladies OF the Methodist church are
making arrangements 10 have delightful
entertain inment on Monday evening, May 4th.
An interesting program me IL being prepared
hs lse1s M1s a6Ses Sss ehaEe
the music and IL doing all In her power to
make 1t q success. There will be recitations
and other ways OF entertaining the audience.
After this lis, part Of the programme has been
perhaps) as more attractive feature Will be
introduced. Any quantity OF nice viands 70
comfort the "inner man" will be presided
strawberry. lemonnde, etc., will be daintily
and prettily served. Everybody Is cordially
invited TO attend this entertainment which
Is gotten up for the benefit OF the new Meth
odist church; II will he In Wilson's Hall,
May 4th. Admittance 25 cents. Come one,
come all.
Mr.. d. A. P. Jordan is home again, smiling
and afTable as usual.
Mr.. {. G. Waller spent last week In Charles.
ton, he returned on Saturday, bringing some
fine strawberries.
Mr.. F. H. Wells. OF Laurons. was in town
Saturday.
were grieved to hear of his death last Tues
day, He has been seriously Ill for five weeks
past, but hopes OF his recovery were enter
tained to the last moment. He was veteran
Of the war of u and 85, company F, Second y.
c. Regiment. He was good citizen and Inter.
ested in all the various enterprises calculated
10 build up Greenwood. The Presbyterian
church loses good and consistent member
friends to mourn his loss. The whole COM
munity sympathize with the bereaved farn-
The friends Of the cause are contemplating
6,It ll,,ov R,nn han fNr % NJ no r.
A. Such hall Is much needed here.
J.k. burst l. Co.. have let out contracts for
several new houses just west from the A. &
X. depot.
There is talk about Greenwood having q
street sprinkler very soon.
An immense crowd Of visitors were in town
on last Wednesday to attend the large land
sale: Among them NV were o many wealthy ny ana INC
vertised two days for the sale, but all the lots
were sold at q good figure on one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Y: Johnson, OF Laurens,
Chester, was here on business last week.
Mrs. Rogers, Of Laurens, spent Wednesday
In town.
Simson, OF I.aurens, were up to the sale. :,
Mrs. Lambert Jordan, OF Seneca, returned
to her home Yesterday.
A band of Kings Daugters has been organ
lied and will give an entertainment at Mrs.
Dunbars this evening. The proceeds will be
given to tie ThnrnweIl Orphanage.
Already has the graded school done good
for Greenwood. 1t Is beginning to draw citi-
zens on account of the free tuition.
Mrs. Mcneil, of Newberry, has just finished
three neat little cottages nea0he g., G. n.
depot.
The orphauage committee for selection of
site have come and gone. They located on
the Maxwell place, near the cotton factory.
Mr. C Hart is here for the purpose OF Or
ganizing singing school.
Efforts are being made To get q train to lake
the picn nicers to Clinton on May lst. +.