The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-27
GREENWOOD'S GREETING.
A Live Correspondent Makes Notes oi
Men and Things, and Shoots Eos-
ly aS it Flies.
Greenwood, S. G., April %, 1892.


Mr.. Cypran Pratt has opened a fancy gro
Gerry store in the store recently vacated oy
Mr.. D. J. Rayburn.
Mr.. Mckinney keeps vigilnnt watch over
the town. and incidentally ''catcheS on tn
the Monday evening p"rigrinations of one OF
our mairiaSeable widowerS.
The Greenville News. Columbia Register
and ugusta Evening Herald. All bad repre-
The Registers man says IL Is the toughest
town lie has ever struck. Trainps Say .lhe
same thing.
Gov. Tilman said in his Edgefcld speech
that he was the only man connected With Inc
Farmers Movement who had brains enough
to carry its principles to successful term ma
tion. This is an insult TO the many able men
connected with the movement who support
Tillnan.
The Greenwood Minstres will appear for
the first time Friday night To See Walter
Cameron, Ed Reynolds. Vance Sherrard ana
DR.. Guilbreth blackened will be worth the
price of admission.
Mr. vi. b. MCGEE aud his daughter, Mrs. ].
NJ. Ellis, OF Due West, were visiting and trad
ing In town last week.
Gus Hnddnn of Donnais is developing great
fondneSS and some Skill at short range, aus Il
turkey hunter. The more he kills the more
he pays for. Leaving The head In the WOODS
don't count.
Either the printer or made great Han-
der In announcing that Prof. Herndon was 10
take charge Of our graded school, IL SnouIu
have been cornet band. He makes special
" OF band music. while Prof. Wilson seems
to be getting along nlcsly, and giving satisiac-
tlou al the mead OF our graded school.
Mr.. w. K. Bailey is having an ice mouse
erected after the most modern plan:
The sins of the father may be visited on the
children. but II Is wise provision! OF
tue Divine Providence, that the chill
d!en are not responsible for II: H. appears,
however, that our candidates are 10 oe heI'
accountable for their entire family recoru
Even our Governor has to open the grave ana
krln 4, INF moi
10 call '.rocks.' However vulgar and prolane
he may be naturally, he would do wei! 10
consider the sacredness Of the grave. or ne
may have u huge boulder on his own should
erS before the campaign closes.
Our bookseller, Mr.. -. &. DuPro. is making
q big drive at cut rates on SthDdard WORKS
John Eston Cooks works, for instance, at 'o
cents, WebsLer'S Unabridged Dictionary for
The minstrel boys to Mr.. J. Il. Sample send
greeting. and request his presence IN l'alley
hall Friday night.
Mrs, J. {. Dodson OF Donaids palu uSa SNORT
visit last week.
MIR. aud Mrs ]. w. Srroles will leave for
Atlanta In a few days with their niiiict,o q
daughter ESsie, for treatment.
Miss Mamie EasS has returned rom an eH-
tended visit 10 Spartanbulg.
Mr. James Crews and family are VisiilnS
their parents.
Supper was administered in the Baptist
church sunday. "
Mr. John LonaX r preparing 10 huiiu q
handsome residence on his plantation during
the Summer.
Don't fail TO see the minstrels Friday even
ing.
The mos: authentic reports from the Edge
field meeting say it was an improvement on
the one at Greenville, and that the crowd
was about equally divided.
Mr.. l.. e. Clary will leave in few Gays Tor
Augusta, where he takes Il position with a
Ieauing SewlDS machine house.
Nr n 4
who by judiciouS management, ana close
application tu his business. makes money oy
i;irin ing on rented land. lie reads the papers
and keeps posted on current events, but
TAX es no special stock in politics. The only
objection can urge against him Is, he is mol
u subscriber to the Press and Banner.
The children of Damascus made an Easter
egg Offering 10 the OrphanaSc IN the aSSTe-
gate % dozens.
\ petition has been circulated in town with
fialtering success, calling Prohibition Con-
vertion 10 meet In Columbia on the W day OF
Nav 10 devise some way 10 get this question
Souar-Iy before the Democratic primary. /
did not sign the petition, but they have as
much right ~ any other faction 10 suggest Il
'uIl State ticket Asa compromise ticket IT,
no doubt would receive Il large vote.
Whether the May Convention nominafes
or not IL is almost sure to endorse Tillman' :
administration. but this will be OF no Signitl-
canoe except to further show that MS, ory re-
peats itself" Over eighteen hundred years
ago Il servile Roman Senate congratulated
Nero for the assassination Of the tyrants own
mother.
A splendid street has been opened and
graded to the mineral spring.
In the Logan burying ground lthin the IN
corpOratiOn the following inscription appears
on The headstone Of MIR. Andrew j. Logan $
grave:
Remember man as you pass by
AS YOU are now so once was !.
AS am now so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me-"
President d. A. y. Jordan was out for an
airing Sunday afternoon, in company with
a winSome young lady from Boston.
Mr.. G. NJ. Crews of Spartanhurg spent sun
day lin town at the home Of his mother.
II met the boys in lSaO and now I've got
them in my breecheS pockct.'-Tillnan at
Edgeticld. This is strongly tiguratire, but,
shame on our manhood, with some 1t is liter
ally true.
The same principle that prompted Senator
If followed TO its logical conclusion should in
nucc him 10 resign his seal In the Senate,
since he has only occupied IL six days during
the term. One thousand dollars u day for y
man, Is nearly as eXhurbitant as eight cents
year for dollar.
Mr.. l.. II. Perrin has taken charge OF the
Park hotel
Miss Rae Dyer of Augusta is visiting Mrs.
Robert X. Talbcrt.
DR.. Epting's family were summoned to ST.
Matthews last week because o. the death of
DR.. Bates, Mrs. Epting's father.
DR.. j. B. Simpson, of Prosperity, came up
last week and removed the remains of his
daughter, Mrs Campbell, and her little hnbe