The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-25
TN GREBNWOOD'S GATES.
SOMETHING OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT
PROSPEROUS CITY.
An Energetic Correspondent Fur.
nishes Another Good Letter.,SEA
Greenwood s. c.. Nav %. 1892.


nishes Another Good Letter.,scss
Greenwood, S. c.. May %, 1892.
Messrs d. A. =. Jordan, A. j. Bell, E. A
Rey ynolds and Billy Anderson took IN the
Mecklnburg Centennial at Charlotte las
week.
Mrs Ellen Logan Bailey. wife o f Mr.. w. H
Bailey passed peacefully and quietly away u1
ter several weeks OF intense, yet patience SUI
iering, last Saturday night. Her remains
were inferred in our cemetery Sunday even
ing by large concourse OF sorrowing friends
She leaves no children save little adopted
daughter for whom she made ample provi.
sion before the end came. The bereayed hus-
band has the sympathy OF the entire com.
munity, but volumes Of consolation and
pyramids Of floral tributes from his friends
cannot assuage his cup OF grief-time alone
| will suffice. The deceased was q consistent
and leading member of the Presbyterian
church, being possessed OF large estate. She
had always had all Of this worlds goods
heart could desire but used all for the glory
OF God, as Il reward for which she died with
the blessed assurance, that much better,
greater and grauder things awaited her In
the bright, glorious and eternal beyond.
The ladies OF the Baptist church realized
S75 from their entertainment for the Orphan
age benefit. For this very liberal patronage,
From the receipts we inler that this inStitn-
tion Is the pet OF the town as we'll as the pride
OF the Baptists of the state.
| 1t Is said that the politicians were as thick,
at the Convention, as razOrs at negro frolic.
| We have heard great deal of late about al
lance demands" l confess l do not know
needs. which we share in common with them.
| cannot conceive OF single want or any oil
their number That would not be very accep-
liable to all the rest OF US, unless perhaps 1t Is
a greater degree Of chemically-pure Demo
cracy, OF which, as recent developments have
shown few or their leaders have very lin
| tied supply.
Mr.. G. G. Cannon returned from tour OF
| D lao rncf lncf LrtI
The Clinton Dramatic club played "the Con-
federate Spy" 10 moderately fair house last
Tuesday night in Bailey's hall. The cast of
ones. % Messrs. w"l A. G: FaIHner, T J. l. Copeland
John Peake, G. e. Albright and Miss Mamie
Vance deserve special mention for the admir-
able and almost perfect impersoEation OF the
characters they represented, but, this being
| typical southern town, the play was not en-
Enthusiastically received. It's sentiment Is
peculiarly adapted to the Northern stage for
which 1t was evidently written. The South
erner is the peer OF any In the nation in rev.
erence for the flag and loyalty to the union,
but his inbred Southern nature will not al
| low him to forget the valor OF his ancestry In
defense OF what Is now the Lost Cause" and
he will spurn with indignation, any effort to
impeach the honor, compromise the bravery
or defame the cause of the Confederate soldier.
whether IT. be recorded In history, proclaimed
from the platform, related In fiction, dissent
mated through the press, or Played on the
stage.
The band is making good progress in learn
Ing to play and Will give an entertainment at
an early day.
The Convention has met. 1t was as expect
ed, overwhelmingly for Tillman. There Is
nothing surprising about OF It's proceedings,
even though a goodly number OF It's Alliance
leaders did attempt to Surreptitiously surren-
der the entire State 10 the Third party, and
many more Joined In the denunciation OF
| statesmen and endorsement OF demagogues.
1t is gratl Wing TO know that the majority OF
our delegation voted against the anti-Cleve-
| land and Third party resolutions. II individ-
uals choose to accept the tenets OF another
party, no one has any right TO object. but
| such should always sever their connection
with the Deincratic party first, and not at.
tempt to use its organizations rs means Of
coercng others. Otherwise they may expect
the earnest protest OF all true Democrats
against the prostitution of those principles
10 which they have sworn allegiance.
Rosenburg and w. II. Bailey had the pave
ment in front OF their stores laid in cement
Rev. Mr. Mathews is attending the General
Assembly al Hot Springs. ~ 49,,
Bailey and preached in the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Dr. r. Crymes was called to Williamson
last week OH account OF the death OF his un-
Gle Mr.. ThoS. Crymes
The latest news regarding the mysterious
woman, Lizzie Weaver, Is that her home is
near Monroe. n. c, having been brought here
oy some employee OF the g., G. d n. r. K.
She in company with a strange man remain
ed in the woods in Buck level ior week be-
fore she was sent 10 the aims house.
The boss 'cusser" was in town Saturday In
The maimed, detected person of drunk
tramp selling u patent churn dasher. He had
lost one arm and the other was very much
out of order, both legs we're badly crippled,
was drunk as loon and swearing like gov
ernor OF one Of our Southern States.
With four-fifths OF US, the national issues
are greater than our minds can compass, and
1t Is the veriest nonsense TO attempt to dis
cuss them, lik kewise the men best fitted for the
exponents OF those which tend most to our
Iamelioration are strangers TO us, and IL Is
simply "demagogacial bosh" for US, as q body,
TO endorse or denounce any OF them. The
very best we can do and what We as loyal
Democrats should do Is to accept what the
Convention at Chicago hands out to U.S.. II II
sees fit to adopt the Ocala platform. all or in
part, all Is we'll. If II decides to take one OF
tue candidates from New York, we should
lay aside our preference and accept either, or
If 1t deems 1t wise TO leave them both out
and take man from the West. we should be
Democratic President, and that Convention
will be In a position to know the man and the
Issues most likely to give us the victory.
Medium please copy Aboeyllie correspon-
l have 1t semi-officially that the Saluda As-
sociation leads all others in the contributions
10 the Connie Maxwell Orphanage. There
has been no niggardly contribution from that
old Assoc lie tion, but the most valuable box
yet received came from the ladies OF the Bel
ton Baptist church.
Our Methodist brethren have perfected the
arrangements by which TO get their magn III.
cent church ediflce covered in and work will
be resumed at once.
Little Miss Parrish, Of Lexington. KY. who
! is only eight years old made the trip alone
and arrived here sa 1ely last week. She Is Wis
iting her sister Mrs. ID. c. DuPre, and her un-
cle's family Mr.. j. H. Oldham.
Mrs. J: S. Marse and few of her children
are visiting in Charlotte. During her absence
Mrs. Sessions, Mr.. Marse's mother, will look
after him and those children who remain here
They are having royal time too, two turkey
| dinners week.
Hon. E. G. Graydon spent Sunday In town.
Greenwood may not as Il Chronicle corre-
spondent says OF Abbeville, have "seven rail-
roads" "a sl5OO0 school building" and the
the health resort OF the Piedmont. We al
ready have several springs sending forth
their health giving waters and mineral we'll
recently discovered on MIR. J. II. Oldham 3
premises. These are cold, solid facts without
eXaggeration not one OF which Is located In
Elberton, Ga.
We would like to see Cleveland nominated
because he Is Democrat, a patriot and
statesman. More than this. it Is a dangerous
policy for nine-tenths OF the Democrats of
this nation TO be dictated to be u faction OF
that party IN any State tends TO cenlraiza-
ton. Yet If the ConveD tion thinks chill or a
Western man" must have 1t $50 mote 1t be-"
| Mrs. DR.. Cobb received the sad news OF her
mothers sudden death last Friday.
| Miss Louise Oldham returned Friday the
Goth, from Baltimore, where she has been at
tending the Woman's College for the past
eight months. She Is now prepared TO leach
art in It's various branches. She passed her
examination with honor In both art and the
Swedish System of Physical Culture, and she
made record thatno other pupil has since
the college has been established. that Is, oil