The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-08-19
GREENWOOD'S SPICE.
.'S." Fires n Big Valley This Morning,
and Hits or Misses, According to
circumstances. s'H
GREENWOOD, s. c., Aug. II, 1891.

GREENWOOD, s. c., Aug. II, 1891. y
After spending a week In pleasure and high
| living among relatives and friends, am try
ing TO get settled down to work again. While
it is a.sore trial, the Divine curse makes 1t
| possible. .. sf,5z
| be sick ard il now the very picture Of health
passed through town on Saturday en- rop q
| for sulphur Spring. Ed intimated that ais
malady was.lunacy in It's nature. and that
congenial society was quite as beneficial to
him as the water OF this celebrated spring.
The early arrival of Press and Banner is
very y pleasing ,H,n to SUI subscrioe{s n here; -
made on list Of September: Mr.. j; +; Davis
will go 10 the city bank. Mr.. Jas Medlock TO
| the Greenwood bank. Mr.. Kirby Snead will
keep books for J. X. burst & Co. Mr.. J. w.
ness. and engage in real estate. Mr.. Eugene
Tarrant will keep books for Bailey, Barks-
dale & co. Mr.. Barksdale having been elect
will occupy one OF the city bank stores. A.
McD. Singleton, Miller & Harder, the two
new stores being built by Mr.. Waller l..
Sheppard, will move his restaurant and mar
ket into the Aiken block. Mrs. Smith Of
Ridge Spring will take charge OF the Park
house. 8
| In reportorial parlance the beautiful. win
some, attractive and accomplished little
misses and the handsome and gallant sons Of
captains or colonels are still coming and go
| Ing as usual. 4Ei
From personal experience conclude that:
the people Of Hodges are sorely afflicted by q 3
very unaccomodating depot agent. My SYM.
psthies, however, are as great for him as for;
the people In that he doesn't seem to know
any better. q
| Quite number of "Lewis Redm mond's" fine
colts were on exhibition at MIR. WI. McGees
one evening last week.
1t is surprising to know how many men are
the first (?) to arrive at q burning. The recent
fire at Donalds was not an exception to the
rule. :
The congregation of the Presbyterian
church i.,g is being GO %SSntinually augmented by
the home Of Rev. Mr.. Matthews, a member
In miniature, whose sex precludes the posi-.
bility of ever attaining higher official posi-.
tion In that ecclesiastical body than presi.
dent of the Woman's Missionary Society.
| Hon. Geo. D. Tillman will speak here soon,
probably, at the stock show in September, on
the necessity for a subdivision OF counties or
1t will be noticed that / have returned 10
my usual, prosy, and monotonous style-Mrs.
| "S." )" has returned. 80
Editor Marshall is live newspaper mar, and
a forcible writer and deserves a hearty sup
port from the people of this county.
| I regret TO hear Of the heavy losses our
prominent Abbeville friends have sustained
by dealing in futures. After all, believe
the happiest man is he who has nothing 10
loose, by fire, speculation or otherwise. u
A mans loss or gain, is called Shortage"
stealing" )" speculation" or "gamblingo ac-
cording to the position he occupies and the;
amount lost or gained.
1t now looks as II National Alliancemen
are determined to have the head Of Senator
German, the idol of Maryland farmers.
MIR. and Mrs. j. G. Caldwell, OF Donalds, and
two OF their children. eontemplatea visit TO
relatives in Mississippi. Though young In
years MIR. Caldwell is the oldest and among
the most accommodating and efficient agents
on the c. & q. road. 'E,sE5
At the residence of Mr.. F. c. Green on last
Saturday morning at o'clock Miss Hattie
holy bonds OF lnatrimony. Rev. Father
Hirsch meyer officiating. The following
couples attending: so
Mr.. J. NJ. King. Miss Carrie Clary.
MIR. A. J. Bell Miss Lizzie Kerr.
Mr.. E. c: Glary, Miss Hattie Reynolds.
! Mr.. A. R. Guerard brother-in.law to the
groom.
After partaking Of refreshments with
relatives and friends present the bridal
party left In a special car for Flat Rock and
other summer resorts.
The bride is one OF our most popular young
| ladies'. Mr.. Engles Is bookkeeper for the
Enoree Manufacturing Company, and enjoys
the implicit confidence Of his employers. He
also enjoys o title Of some distinction, being
baron In his native country, hence Green
wood young lady has become baroness.
Riley's Hotel was crowded with travelling
men Sunday. -...H5,
The action OF Gov. TilIman in allowing the
moose 10 be actually tied around the necks OF
two criminals at Chesterfield last Friday be-
fore notifying them of a reprieve will be COM
demned as far as humanity reaches. %
her G f four rT " year ar Old babe Spending % as she
thought her last light on earth in dark cell
In Chesterfield Jail, while TO governors
courier, with the reprieve In his pocket, slept
soundly at the hotel. 1 am mighty small
potato, but shame on you, Governor Till
man. 8. E