The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-07-08
GREENWOOD'S ITEMS.
Personal Notes - Deep Wells - Base
BalIs-RaiIrOads-Ca Heads
Distinguished Guests-Cattle Show,
and Other Things.
GREENWOOD, S. c., July 7,

and Other Things.
GREENwooD, S. c., July Z 1891.
The GLORIOUS fourth was very meagerly
observed by the people of this section: The
banks and the cotton mill were closed, but
business was not interrupted and everything
went on as usual.
cottage recently built by Mr.. T. H. Walker,
and Will move to this place in short time.
Mai. H. G. HartZog, who Is rccreatlng IN
Western North Carolina, writes that the
nights are so cool there that heavey blankets
are not uncomfortable. Oh, for just one cool
ing breeze.
The Greenwood boys played game of ball
against the Piedmont nine at that place last
Saturday. Our boys were badly beaten.
There will be a stock show here on next
Thursday. The show will take place in the
grove near the Park HOTEL and there Will be
no fees required so that amy person having
fine stock of any kind may bring them ana
advertise their particular breed. and give mu.
tual help and encouragement by exchange ot
ideas and personal observation regarding the
rearing Of stock.
friends here last week.
Mrs j. +. Davis returned last Friday from
Rome, Ga, where she has been for several
weeks. IIer health is very much improved.
The town authorities are digging a new
well on Main street near the X. & ID: passen-
ger depot The supply of water for the public
has been Insufficient for some Time, anu this
accommodation comes none too soon.
Rev w. j. LlngStOn OF NeWbcrry preached
ir The Baptist church on last Sunday.
The offices of the Port Royal and western
Carolina and the Columbia ana GrcenFiile
roads have been combined. The depot OF the
former is used for I'LL freight business and the
passenger depot OF the latter is used for all
passenger and railroad telegraph business.
'rhe commercial office OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company remains unchanged.
Mr.. W. G. Strawhorn has given Il contract
for the building of q handsome two story
dwelling OH church street near the Baptist
church.
Mr.. ]. Thomas Arnold, of Greenville, visited
friends here last week. He Is now in the EN-
ploy of Park & Jones one of the leading dry
goods houses of the city.
pied by the first of September including the
new rooms now building, and still the de-
mand for business places Will not be satlshed.
Mrs. J. \. Norman died near Dead Fan on
last Monday and was buried at Tranquil
church by Rev. r. Z. Stackhouse on the fol-
Mrs. John Thompson. of Buck Level, died
Mr. p. l.. Sturkey is building on Byrd street
instead OF Mr.. NJ. l.. B. Sturkey as ERRONEOUS
~ reported last week.
Mr.. w. X: Blake has an abundance Oh tne
finest of cabbage The heads are we'll formed
large and solid. Experience shows tiiht Il
truck f;lrm, judiciously managed, would pay
n handsome return from produce which
could be sold in town. go
In addition to the Alliance leaders who will
be here on next Thursday, we now hear that
Gov. 3. Il. Tlman will be here also. Low
rates will be given by the railroads ana a
large crowd is expected. Baroecues Will pe
provided for all who may come.
In the last issue of the Press and Banner Is
a communication from this place, inappro
prately signed Justice" in which Two para
graphs OF u recent letter OF mine are lengthi-
~ commented on. "JuStice" shows 1nconSiS.
tency at the very beginning Of his conmuni.
cation by a misquotuton. He 1n9tess m me as as
saying. at turns out that kev. w. Z. Fife is
not the perfect that he was thought 10 he.
We are convinced, and we are not alone thai
the cause Of Christianity Is suffering from Il
plague OF so-called Eva1SeIst,, ana ne says
ton Of the mistake of exercising snap Judg.
mGnt and not waiting to hear the lacts on
both sides. When we are already set aSainsl
II cause II is difficult for us TO see any gooa III
it, The italicized paragraph appeared In
an not her part of my letter and was In no way
connected with my alluslon to Mr.. Fife, but
was merely comment on evangelists IN gen =,
eral yet "Justce"makes es it to appear as q di
rect condemnation of this one evangelist. As
for my hasty Judgment OF MI. Fife, can say
that at the date OF my writing there had ucen
no satisfactory refutation: OF the charges
against him, although TWO weeks or more hau
passed since the reports were circulated. II
Inc is innocent as bis friends claim, am glad
TO know 1t, and no one regrets more than
do the wrong that has been done. The
implication contained in the last paragraph
quoted from "Justlcs" letter Is unkind and
unjust. Since have been in Greenwood sew.
erul eSQ1SellSLS OF various
huye conducted meetings here and have at.
tended them all. Can ~ Justice say as much:
If am not very much mistaken he cannot.
We do not think that our chances for iulure
happiness depend on our endorsing every
thing that Is done or said by every evange-
list that comes our way, yet If this is tho
standard by which our religion Is 10 be mea
sured, as Justice" seems TO think, am
afraid that hc himself has done much valicni
service for "Old Nick" For unless | am very
much mistak ell, he was no friend to the traV'
eling preachers before the coming OF one o
his choice and persuasion. MAC.