The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
GREENWooD's GATHERINGS.
Assignment Of n Mercantile Firm
Compliment to I. III. McCalla-
MANY Other Items OF Interest.
Greenwood, s. c., May 9, lSgl

Many Other Items OF Interest.
Greenwood. s. c., May 9. 1892.
Little Joel Bailey has the thanks of our
household for nice salver OF choice roses.
the aromatcs Of which are second only to our
esteem Tor this noble. kind hearted and man.
ly little hoy Of eight summers.
Messrs. F: F: Dunbar Co., assigned to
liabilities are said TO be about $4,000, assets
about S27, 900, including their landed estates.
all OF which they assigned; The cause oi
their failure WAS their inability TO borrow
money on what is said to be gilt-edged collat-
eral.
The proposed change of schedule on the R.
4 D. r. r. will not be very acceptable 70 our
people. The up train will arrive few min
utes later. the down train about two and
There was a large congregation at the Pres
by terian church Sunday. In The course Of his
thews gave those OF us who sometimes speak
evil, and cherish malice toward our neigh
bors. some pretty hard rubs.
Despite the retarding influence OF the pres
ent adm II istI alton TO material development,
the population OF Donalds Is still on the IN.
crease. The latest arrival Is little Miss Cald-
we'll, who claims parental guardianship OF
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Caldwell.
Mrs. Huckabee and children, OF Lowndes-
Vile, are visiting her sister, Mrs. j. NJ. Nose
Preparatory 10 their exhibition the Juniors
are making the Weikin and the WOODS around
v
tory In their nocturnal rehearsals. 1t would
seem q slow process Of development to De-
mosthenese 10 have no other auqlence rs crit
It's than o forest Of burly oaks and knotty
pines
The printer got me into another fix last
week. One Of our marrlageable young men
was on the war path when l returned nome.
Further than this cannot say just now, II
being one Of those cases where an apology Is
worse than the offence.
Our delegates to Abbeville were highly
ty. But for him they would have Jared
roughly.
Governor TllIman says he appointed for.
mer opponent-Mr. SsndersIas trial Justice
with the hope of winning him over. This IF
etfrontery in the extreme. He finds to his
aversion that antis are not so easily bought,
hence he says bis favors hereafter will be be-
slowed on his friends. TO this no anti will
obJect-his "favors" being OF an Insignificant
nature.
This is not a propItious year for our ablest
men to lun for office, but II is very desirable
and sentially necessary that such should be
suggest the following legislative delegation !:
w. c. MCGOWAN, l. II. McCalia, r. j. Robin.
son. DR.. P. H. Adams and C. A. c. Waller.
All are able and conservative Farmers Move.
ment men and staunch Democrats. A ma
jority OF them are farmers,-two are for, two
against 'TIllman, and one is or the fence.
Who, then, OF either faction, can object 10
thPm7
Mrs. W. H. Bailey is still quite sick.
Presiding Elder Campbell preached one OF
his Ablest and most eloquent sermons Sunday
man to gain the whole world and lose his own
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Fre,well, Of Mccormick,
have been visiting Col. ]. P. Mickler.
Nothing further can be learned Of the mys-
terious woman, Lizzie Weaver.
Mr.. W. R. Balley's drug store is a model OF
neatness.
Work has been commenced on Rev. J. L.
antn
Mr.. Ned Penn spent Sunday In town.
Messrs. L. and Arthur Sheppard received q
telegram Sunday announcing the death OF
Mr.. Walter Cameron has moved into one OF
Mrs McNeiIl's cottages.
DR.. T. J. Crymes says there are only two
pluces in the world he would live-Green-
wood or New York. We understand his at
tachmenht If for e Greenwood and can surmise
There was no preaching in the Baptist
church Sunday. -.
Prof Herndon has taken charge of the band
and Is now learning the boys how to toot.
Born-To Mrs. G. A. Barksdale, q daughter.
Rev. John McLees and bride, who have
| been making tour OF the continent, are ex-
pected home In few weeks.
Mayor Simmons speaks OF enforcing the va
grant law. II he does 1t will be equivalent to
one hundred bales Of cotton.
In reply TO the statement going the rounds
OF the press that the South Carolina delega-
AlIiancemen participated in the subsequent
Third Party conference, Mr.. A. G. Latimer
writes an explanation which doesn't explain.
He says, ave (the delegation) did not Join or
participate In the Third Party, but stated
whenever we talked on this subject, that we
have no need OF q third party In South Caro-
| lima. that the people have. control of this
State, and can accomplish what they want
| through the Democratic party" He goes on
| TO say he has always been Democrat and al
ways voted that ticket, but stood equarely on
the Ocala platform. When we remember
that this and the third party platform are al
most Identical, we infer that Mr.. Latimer
meaDs by "the people have control OF this
Stat :, the Alliancemen or Tlllman faction,
and IN the event the Conservative faction IL
victorious In September, then there will be
"need Of third party In South Carolina"
This, too, IL the anomalous position Of great
many leading Tillmanites, and 1t IL the YER
| lest subterfuge TO chide us as boilers.
| Born May 8, 1892, to Mrs. W. 8. Montgomery,
SOD. His papa came over on first train.
| Mrs. Hoage and her daughter, Mrs. Nickols,
of Brookly are visiting Mrs. Z. NJ. Calhoun,
| tn cir sister and aunt.
Born In Gaffney City to Mrs. s. P. Britton, a
boy.
The ladies OF the Baptist church will give a
"fete champetre" on DR.. Maxwell's lawn on
the evening Of May 18th, for the benefit Of the
orphanage. The frenchy name need not
| frighien ANY one. 1t simply means sweet
milk and stra berries, cake and Ice cream In
abundance, and jolly good time Tor all. s.