The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13
|GREENVOOD'S GATHERINGS
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AN ABLE CORRESPONDENTS VIEW OF TEE
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AN ABLE CORRESPONDENTS VIEW OF TEE
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One Hundred Good Things Told In an
Entertaining Way - Read ft For
YOURSELF.
| Our Methodist friends at Lebanon have q
! fourishing Sunday school under the super
intendency of MIR. Wat LipscOmb, They have
recently had their church re-painted.
sometime last week Miss Nellie Screws lost
Sl5. AS Il mark OF Kindness and to show
their high appreciation Of her as teacher.
our citizens soon made up the amount and
rendered 1t to her, but she gracefully declined
| to accpptit e..
Because of the illness of his father MIR. Ar
thur Sheppard went to Liberty Hill Saturday
night.
Mr.. Eugene Tarrant and his mother have
moved into their new house.
The ordinance OF baptism was administer
ed in the Baptist church Sunday night.
There are several cases of whooping cough
| In town.
l would like for the chorlster, brother
Nance, to tell.us how Greenwood Club No. 2
would suit now.
l note with pleasure East Ends apology !
suppose they are always in order, but dldn I
really think he was due me one. / am al
ways grateful To have my errors pointed out
in a pleasant way, as capt Rodgers never
| falls 10 do.
The Greenwood Cornet Band was organized
last week with fourteen Instruments. J. K.
Leaveli, president, j. A. Barksdale, secretary.
]. Il. LeavelI, J. W. Duckelt and j. F. Davis
| leaders.
DR.. b. f. Duck EFT has returned from q trip
to Alabama and Mississippi.
| at least twenty utis from this club Will at
tend preaching at Anbevllie and probably
join in the singing sueday in May.
| Our Presbyterian friends and few OF their
Baptist and Methodist friends had most JOY
iuI time ut their reunion last Tuesday even
Ing In Bailcy's hall. There was 4 bonntiful
supply of delicious vands, and the social
feature was all that could he desired. About
100 persons were in attendance.
| Our young men are organizing company
to furnish minstrelsy Tor The summer.
| Rev. K. j. Forester has received an invita-
tlon from The first Baptist church, Brooklyn,
N. y, to preach for them during the month OF
August.
Mr. Jesse Clifton, Of the Greenvlle Horolog-
ical School, and Mr.. j. w. White. u jeweIer
from ..Newberry, we've In town last week for
the purpose OF buying the tools aid stock OF
material belonging to the estate Of The late j.
T. Duckett.
Saturday evening being the time appointed
! for the reorganization OF our Democratic
club there was large crowd in town all day,
and by 3 o'clock there was assembled In
| Bailey spacious hall four hundred stAunch
Democrats all with smiling faces as If coi-
hdent of success, for IL was generally known
that there wonld he a stIo ong but friendly con.
test for the delegation 400 names We're en-
rolled. President lsL and vce-president End.
Seer tary, treasurer and corresponding sccre.
| tary were T.. A. L. Waller, DR.. j. A. Marshall.
r. f. Riley. E. S. F. Giles, j. B. sample and
Prof R. b. Wilson elected respectively with
out opposition. The balloting for our twenty
delegates was spirited but good humor-
delegat ION with DR.. Maxwell as chairman, by
a majority OF 30. The aniis were naturally
Jubiluut over their hard earned victory, and
our own beloved DR.. Maxwell was called Oh
fi,ra q n 81 Tf-Nyp We niRpASSiQn.
ate and concillaLOry remarks. He encouraged
us to still greater Victories but OH the plane
of continued reason, Kindness and Justice, al-
ways having in view sacred regard for the
rights anu feelings of those OF our fellow
Democrats who differ with US. Tilmanite
and uD It's are very much encouraged 10 be-
lieve. that If the good feeling here exhibited
continues to prevail, and the tone OF the Med
ium continues to improve. and writer's 10
the Press and Banner stop throwing mud, as
we n o doubt will, we will yet have decent
dignity. justice and Orotherly Kindness.
The Greenwood Cornet Band meets Oh Mon
day and Friday nights.
Ii should be tile pride OF every church to
provide nice com Portable home tor It's pas-
tor. All The denominations here, even some
OF the cOlored churches, except the Baptist
have such homes, and They are at last ell
thus ed OH The subject and we confidently ex-
pecL 10 see them nUon begin the erection OF Il
parsonage second 10 none IN the town. The
baptist here are not la elk Ing In any Of The es-
sen tials or Il live-Workins church, but they
bave never before Iully realized the import
ance of having comfortable home Of their
own or their preacher.
Mr.. . r. Stevsns, OF the Greenwood Ma
chine Shops. has recently been awarded the
contract Tor II large lot of bridge bolts and
rods, belng lower than Greenvllle, Columbia
or Augusta
A change ON the Central on Sunday now
gives us our northern mali at G3O instead Ol
0:lj o'clock as heretofore.
IL Is much more pleasant and profitable 10
say kind than unkind Things about our neigh
bors. Therefore, let us discuss our political
differences. as we do those OF religion, calmly.
dispasslouately und Literally, according to
others their right To differ.
Owing to the proximity Of the band room
TO his pcarch, anticipate notice like this:
"A parrot Tor sale, apply Oh premises" II
polly could produce the sounds exactly as
they issued from the rehearsuls II would only
he a conGlomeration Of discUrdant notes, to
add TO this his imperfect reproduction will be
Rev. E. J. Forester has been invited to de-
liver four lectures on Ine Bible before the y.
NJ. G. A. Convention at Sparlanburg.
Don't forget Rev. ki1go's address before the
l.. NJ. 5. of the Methodist CHI urch next Sun.
day.
Our TllIman friends hereabouts may ex-
pect US TO joke them little over their defeat,
as they did as tW" years ago when we were
showed under" even wOISe than they were
Saturday, but 1t will al be guod humorcdiy;
they are our nclghburs, our friends and rela-
tIves. We recognize them as staunch Demo
erals ana fully our equal in all that goes 10
make up the sturdy .yeoinanry of our proud
little commonwealth.
DR.. j. 4. Marshall wishes it distinctly un-
derstUod that there Is no foundation ior the
rumor that lie is a candidate for any office
within The gift of the people. . His work is
purely from principle and for the best inter-
est nf mis- felowmen aS he understands IL. AS
before stated In this coluInu d.. Marshall il
Il representative man and no one, | suppose,
would call him a coat.tmi swingcr or "driit-
wood II he chose to exercise the right OF ev-
cry citizen TO run for Office.
The silliest objection yet raised 10 the con.
servative ticket is that Mr.. Orr is the presi.
dent of large corporation, this Of course Is
Intended 10 catch the labOrer, and ! am sorry
TO say many OF them roll II under their
Tongue H. a sweet morSel. The truth OF IL is
Mr.. Orr gives employment To more lahorers
and provides food and ralment for more wu-
men and children than all The Tillmanites in
the Stale put together. The same Is true of
all The other cor pOrailOnS, and Yet We are eX-
prcted To endorse the suicidal policy OF war
ing against them. How long before the poor
man will cease 10 heed the voice vi the DEM
agUgue?
\ tight for the delegation of this club was
never contemplated by the ants. and would
not have been made, but thanks for the op
perfume publication OF auxiliary literature.
AT least twenty or our number VIII now at
tend preaching. at AbbeviIle saleday in May,
and will doubtless join Mr.. N..nce In the sing.
ing. but there is not Il mourner among them
for Mr.. McCala to talk 10.
Rev. Powder, OF lidgehed, was in town
Sunday and preached in the Presbyterian
church.
Mr.. +. II. Booker, Of Dunalds, was in town
Monday.
There seemed to he Mt least one thousand
men on our streets Saturday morning. Sup
posing them all to be Tillmnnites. leading
Iillnan friend said 10 Il prominent anti that
they had brought them here To make sure OF
this delegation, as TiImans success III this
county depended on hoding this club. This
may he prophetic and we trust their defeat