The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-10-14
BUSY GREENWOOD.
Tie @.Livest'' Sort of n Letter from
the "Livest' Town in america.
GREENWOOD. S. CO

Wlthln Inc past TWO years sucn rapid pro- 4
gress US has Green wood. Located as 1t Is on Z
q high AMI healthy ridge, supported on all
sides by fine farming lnnds anu having ex-5
wbV r. VIII not in short time more thar,
double It's population. With In the past few 3
months o graded school has been established ]
which Is Mlready doing noble work Tor the
youth of this place and the surrounding
country. 80
The City Bank BUILDINGS Il fine and SUBJ
stant!able structure, and would be credit TO Z
any town of twice the Size of Greenw wood.
The Bank OF Green wood is conveniently To-
cnted In Il splendid building. 500
There IL an excellent Hotel here, numbers
OF good boarding houses and several chureh-4
To quote the words of another. "push and
unity have made for Greenwood the enviable 3
ago a small village with six hundred inhabl-
tants, asleep to the grand possibilities which !
were crowdng the South-to-day $500 wide
awake citizens selling every enterprise =
which would add TO her material progress
mine years ago not public improve ment
OF any kind, and only .one poorly equipped
ped railway lines running In six directions,
with u certainty OF four more In the near
future, which insures Green wood the railroad
centre and the Eldorado Of the hs sunny nm South
tiliZer MIL Steam glnnery, cotton compress,
with capacity Of 100 bales per day, two large
plaining mills. two steam brick companies, Z
which make $4,000 per day, eight building and
Loan Associations, two good banks, capital
$4,000, Baptist, state ,o,TIphanase, elegantly
We are pleased to learn that the readers OF !
the Press and Bannet here get their papers soE;
This is due in great measure to the prompt {;
ness OF the drayman, Abb Mcintosh, colored,
in carrying them TO Office, and also toEthe53
postmaster's promptness In distributing
them. y
Prof Marshall, editor of Greenwood Trib-
une, is elected temporary assistant In the
graded school TO fill the vacancy made by the z
absence of Miss Eva Smart who Is gone to-
Troy in response to a telegram informing her.
Of the Illness Of her father, Rev. II. G. Smart.
Mr.. Smart has friends here who deeply SYM
pathiZe with his family In their distress q
the control Of Prof: J. E. B. jsSett, Is ma
Books were to have been opened the % INST:
at RIley's Hotel for subscription OF stock to
the Greenwood Fertilizer Manufacturing
Messrs. dunbar d: Mays are making large 4
shipments oil brick to various points They.
put up kiln this morning containing 100000. Z
Mr.. ]. l., McNeill and wife. were visiting
at wsTd15s 5ss sa sg days Sp ago. room
restaurant in Aiken building.
Capt. D. r. Williams thinks the monthly
comp mpensation for public school teachers 3
should be the same In all the counties.
Greenwood has seven cotton buyers.
II. H Henderson, attorney at Law, Is now
comfortably located oyer City Bank.
Mr. Il. II. turner, Oh NlDoIy-SlN, Is III tOWn.9
representing the Southern Copying Company.
Turner will find plenty Of work to do.
Greenwood has Z four y = att9rneys G,Tas y az a1 law:
and r. II. Henderson. 5'
Mr.. J. F. Johnson, contractor, Is building q Z
nice dwelling on church street for +. NJ. Al-s
Messrs. Biedler e. Patton, dry goods and
notions, win put stock Of goods in u few
days in the store room formerly occupied by
Miss Ln!le HARRISON, Miss jamie Crawford
and Mr.. W, J. DeVore are clerking in Mr.
Cameron's New York Store.
Messrs. Miller Il Harber, dealers In furnt-
ture and sewing machines, now occupy a.
store room In Waller block.
Mr.. Walter Cameron, one Of Greenwood'si I
popular merchants, was married Oct LIST 70
after an extensive bridal tour returned q day.
or so ago with his happy and charming
bride.
Mr.. S. w. Tharp saved his overfowed corn
from rottlng year or so ago by shucking 1t
and leaving IT on the stalk to dry.
residence of Mr.. ]. II. O'Neal at Stony Point. :
Mr.. o. H. Cobb, Of Greenwood, is clerking
for Mr.. C. P: Hammond Of Abbevile.
hand nnIta"s OF Mr e J. A. H Milling Of New Market.
was shot in the head by another negro at ~
frolc "a few night ago.
Mr.. ]. A. Sproles has just completed large
contract at Enoree Factory for his brother,
Mr. J. w. Sproles Mr.. Sproles now has big
contract for covering the cotton factory ofthe g
Henrietta Manufacturing Co. OF Henrietta, n.
10. These gentlemen carry a large stock OF !.
stoves, tinw &C., and merit the liberal
patronage of the public.
Miss Maggie Williams in companyNwith her.
uncle, Mr. J. w. Duckett. returned q few days 3
ago from New York where she made fine se-1
lection Of goods for the millinery department.
Of Duckett's New York store.
Mr.. w. C. Strawhorn has recently moved
into his new dwelling on Church Street. = ~
Miss Jennie Stafford has recently returned
from Baltimore where she purchased fine
assortment of goods for the millinery depart-sss
ment of A. Rosenberg's store. s+2sty \
The hnn dsnme and popular Mr.. johnson ia Z.
still clerking at Rosenberg's. Y:
Miss Allie Lee Watson and Miss Mamie,
Hill LETT Tuesday week for Greenville Female
The Press and Banner has about 220 SUBJ
Jervey & Co. have moved into store room Z;
In Massrs Glsy s"nx Cpo and Greene are furnishing
material for building 2 dwelling for Mr.: Z. L.Es
Sturkey, formerly of Mccormick, for district Y
Prof. Marshall Editor Of Greenwood OBJ {
server, has made many friends In dreen-
wood. s$s
There are lS young ladies clerking in the The
We find the roads In some places near
Green wood In q bad condition. :. {s-tsgS:
Mr. Clarapce Kopu, son OF Mr.. Andy koon,S
hunting few nights ago had Il tree cut on
4 i'm which broke his leg between, ankle and
knee. lie was doing very we'll when we last 9
heard from him. About twenty years age. "a
brother to Mr. lIoon was killed by tree fall-s.s
ing on him while 'rosSnm hunting,
Mr. A. +. Haean, of Hampton, s. c., has Ss
good stock Of groceries. on hand. ss
Mr. spr.lt eon'ractor is 61Ildng III sne
MIR. John Hill Is clerking for Mr.. Ricken-z {
baker. . .-....sf.g
nj months returned to Greenwood where he 4.
will carry line Of groceries, glass and tin- 8
ware.
hurch expects to build and permanently lo- e
cate here. 49,
Press and Bar ncr Is "lightnipg on advertls.
ing"-he malied order on up. train and got
The advertising ali we'll done by return train.
Your correspondent was In Augusta last week
at The headquarters of the Augusta EXPOSE
answering letters and making arrangements s.
for onr The best eXpositions ever held south. 3