The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-18
GREENwooD's aINNERY BURNT.
By the Valor and Bravely OF Superin.
tendent Evans and Others the OIL
Mill was Saved.

By the Valor and Bravely OF Superin.
tendent Evans and Others the OIL
Mill was Saved.
Green wood, s. c., Oct. II, 1893.
The first fire OF any conseq uence In Tue MS
tory OF Greenwood occurred here yesterday
between one and Two O'Clock. IL caugnt on
the second floor OF the ginnery Of the Green
wood OIL Company IN one OF the gins ana Is
supposed TO have been caused by match.
For some unknown cause The fire extinguish.
the mill and gin hands and many willing ci-
tizens the ginnery with It's entire contents
was consumed 10 very short while.
1t was with the grea test difhculty that the
It is due TO those who worked SO faith iully TO
save this splendidly equipped and most sue
cessfuly managed mill.
heroicaliy, and so faithful work ed to save
the oil mill from meeting like fate 10 that
OF the gnnery, we would mention, President
w. b. Millwee. Superintendent +. =. Evans,
Book keeper z. T. Cook. Messrs. Gamewell
Major, Henderson, OF the Park hotel, and a
host or otherSwhose names we failed 10 learn
rendered most valuable service.
Numbers Of colored citizens also rendered
Invaluable service and showed great courage
In faclug dangers. Among the eolored per.
sons who SO heroically worked we would
mention the names OF Jerry Evans aud Ben-
Superintendent Evans thinks the oil mill
Will BIZ In condition 70 resume business
within week.
President Mllwee estimates the loss at ten
Insurance IL twenty-eiyht hundred dollars.
Robert s. Sparkman $3.50.
Att meeting of the directors this morning
1t was decided not 10 re-establish the ginnery
up I'll next Fall.
The destruction OF the Greenwood cotton
ginnery will certainly be keenly felt by The
farmers living IN the vicinity OF this place.
d.. A xk,ntt la In a
city yesterday.
GOOD COTTON PIcKERs.
Below we give a statement Of the best cot
ton pickers we have heard OF this Fall. The
picking was done from day ylighL 10 dark. The
parlies all live in the White Hall section.
Sam F. McCaslan pick ed. .... ..4Os
John McCasIan picked.-...............-..364
MISS Fnnnie Wiison SOU
Miss Minnie Wilson .Soo @
Miss Maggie Wilson Q3 years old )...H3
Marshall Wilson III j years old )..-" ."2S7
ALL SORTS.
Mr.. Joel P. Burnett has been elected princi-
pal of the Oak Grove school.
A skating rink Is 10 be organized In Baileys
Hall next Friday evening.
MIR. r. Homer McAdanIs OF Due West was
Mr. j: A. ouiz Of Piedmont will move his
Mr.. E. A. Oakman OF the New Market
neigh borhood had the misfortune OF having
pair OF oxen killed by the down pass enger
train on the c. Il g. railroad last Thursday
and on Friday his horse ran away and broke
its leg.
Rosa Wardlnw, colol"d, WAS sent to-day
from Mr.. Geo. H. Taylor's place 10 the State
Lunatic Asylum.
Capt. J. B. Sample lost two fine mIlch cows
| last week.
Two mechanic les Of the Whitton Machine
Shops, Wilton, Mass, have arrived In the
city and are now putting up new machinery
| In the cotton mill.
Mr. X. B. Henneman Is closing out bis en-
tire lot Of jewelry and watches 1t cost.
| Cotton sold here at eight cents Saturday.
The first frost OF the season was seen here
Sunday morning.
| Rev. j l.. Vass and Rev. Mr.. Forester ex-
cha nsed pulpits last sunday.
The new firm of Zemack & Co., recently oi
Augusta. Ga, occupy the store room former
ly occupied by Mr.. W. Z. Strswhorn.
The fifth Sunday In this month Is Children's
Missionary Day at Mt. Moriah.
Green wood badly needs a we'll organized
fire department.
| A friend In a private letter says "the pres
ent physical contest In Congress Is bur-
lesque Oh craftsmanship" N y. Pyles.