The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-30
GREENWOOD'S GREETING.
Cotton Begins to Open - PrOtracted
Meetings. Close OFF to the Fair
Birth-ViSitOrs, DC.
Greenwood, S. c., Aug. q, Il

Greenwood, S. c., Aug. q, le93.
Cotton is beginning to open.
Crops in this part of the country nave I'M
proved much In the past week..
We notice Mr.. W. H. Whitenck OF New Mar
ket, il making some improvements prepar
atory to ginning this fall.
A movement Is on foot look Ing 10 the re-
duction of the price Of school books for tine
public schools OF this State. .
Mr.. Willie Simmons OF LRurens, fs here !
with fever at the home OF his brother, MIR. j
I. simmons
Miss Lila Finley, of New Market, is with
friends in the city.
Master ID. Beatty Claxton. Of this vicinity
returned saturday from Laurens.
The newly dug well al Pine Grove is quite
convenience to those who attend thai
church.
Mr.. Eugene Davenport OF Atlanta, IL with
friends and relatives In the vicinity OF Green
wood.
MIR. Parker Adkins Of the Brierwood neigh.
borhood il erecting new dive elling. ~,
Prof Lindsey, q graduate of Erskine Col
lege. has been elected principal OF the Cor
Mr.. Cater. of Charleston, S. e.. is with
friends In the city.
Mr.. +. NJ. Allen Is erecting large eleva'e ed
carriage way to his wagon and carriage repos
Well attended protracted meetings have
recently closed at Pine Grove, Mt Lebanon
Damascus and Tranquil with encouraging re
suits. The Mt Lebanon pulpit was Ill led last
| Friday by Rev. Mr.. Lawton Of The Orange
burg District. MI. Lawton was pastor of thit
church about 30 years. ago and on his returr
lat week recognized many OF his old friends
Rev. MIR. Ramsey, OF Charleston, assisted
| Rev. Mr.. Forester during the protracted meet
| ing here in the Baptist church last week.
| The attendance at the regular meeting o
the Greenwood Alliance last Saturday wa'
unusually large.
| Mrs. Strother and daughter. of Edgefeld
have recently been with friends In the city.
Mrs Turnpseed OF Columbia Is the guest .
Mrs. w. R. and Mrs. s. 6. Majors.
Several parties haye recently visited Green.
wood with q view to permanently locating
here The good people ofGreenwood extend u
hearty welcome " all persons who wish To be
come citiZens.
| Mr.. VIM. Anderson has the finest pindel
patch we have seen this year.
| DR.. w. B. Millwee. president OF the Green
wood Oil Mil, 10 forms us that he has just re
ceived forty-two hundred gallon oil tanB
| from Geo. r. Lombard, Of Augusta, Ga. Thit
well managed mill now has storage capac
ity Of twelve thousand gallons. DIR. Milewes
has ordered two tank cara with capacity o
able the mill to hold It's oil In case prices ge
| 100 low.
II. Bailey, and possibly DR.; w; b. MiieTee zee
position. These gentlemen will be Joined a
Clinton, s. c., by Mr.. M. >. Bailey.
We failed 10 learn the name OF the chllC
that died at the factory last week.
Mrs. LHGroon, OF johnson, ). c., is visiting
the family of Mr.. J. P. Nickles.
Born 1t Green wood, s. g.. 5th Inst, to Mrs
J. b. Hodges, a son.
Mr.. J. X. burst has rented one OF Slmmon' Z
store rooms and will open up line OF gent'
ready made clothing soon.
Mr.. w. H. Mays has just burned large
kiln Of brick, making with what he already
mad on hand half million.
Three or four OF the orphans at the Connie
Max well Orphanuge have recently professed
:on version.
Mrs. A. ]. Davis OF Bridgeport. Ala. is In
the city and will spend month or 80 with
Mrs. DR.. Milwee.
Mr.. Thos. Hearst and wife, OF Verdery were
In the city Saturday.
Miss Matte Hughry and Mr.. NJ. A. Fellers
and family are visiting relatives In Newberry
Mr.. J. s. EIlenberg, the polite and accom-
modatlng clerk OF Mr.. J. T. Simmons. is In
the country for u lew days with his mother.
Nc. Pyles.