The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-11
GREENWOOD NEWS.
PersOnals-The Way the People are
Going and Coming - Confederate
CamD.


Green wood, S. c., Oct o, 1893.
| Marriage seems TO have been the rage a.
Greenwood last week.
We learn of the following weddings:
On the 4th instant, Mr.. james T. Cobb to
Miss Lizzie Ellis, both of Greenwood
ON the 5:h instant, Mr.: Guy Speight. Of At
Ian Ia, Ga, To Mis- Mary Williams or this city
On the 4lh instant, Mr. McDnwell. Of Col
umbia, S. q. to MI iss Gray, of North Carroll
ma. Marriage took place at the Perrin House
| On The 5th instant couple whose names
we failed to get were married at the residence
A negro was accidentally run over and Kill.
ed by freight train at Quarry last Wednes.
day.
Brewer Normal Institute, 'olored, resumed
exercises last Monday.
for the Worlds Fair is expected home to-
Mr.. w. r. We!ch, OF Quarry, s. c., has the
contract for furnishing tile stone to be used in
aibbes. es as" 'u''0"s - '' 'e'''0 " .' o. ~ -
Rev. w. T. Mathews left here Wednesday
night for the Worlds Fair.
Miss Lidie A. Rampey is employed at Ro-
senber'g In the millinery department.
The Greenwood oil mill has ginned to date
SS7 ba les Of cotton against 7l3 last year.
Mr.. j. II. South has been unusually busy
this year boring wells for the public.
There was quite large crowd in town Sat-
urday.
Mr.. D. A. P. Jordan, President of City Bank.
after an absence Of several weeks North re.
turned home last week.
The new well-balanced scales at the store OF
Messrs. j. X. burst & Co. will weigh from
half pound up to thlrty-seven hundred.
Several young ladies took the train here
last week for All Healing. N. c., where they
will attend Jones Seminary.
Miss Ida johnson, of Due West. has been
elected TO take charge OF the BriarWood
school next year; ~ IN,
Miss Mural Adams, OF Clinton, Will teach
the Pine Grove school.
Messrs. Joe Jones and Auditor Brudey. two
of Abbeville's most worthy and promising
young men. were In the city last week.
kegs OF liqnor here last Saturday night;
They came by express and were cased and
marked "Arbuekle les coffee"
Solicitor M. F. Ansel stopped here Saturday
night en- route TO Abbevile TO attend Court.
The organization OF the Soldiers camp here
was completed last Saturday. Forty-eight
members were enrolled. The following Of
fcers were elected:
&. A. c. Waller. Commander.
A. B. Ellis, First Lieutenant.
J. T. Austin. Second Lieutenant.
Thos. f. Riley, Third Lieutenant.
Lewis NJ. Moore, Adjutant.
w. r. Mckinney, Quartermaster.
DR.. J. G. Maxwell, Surgeon.
Rev. j. B. Campbell, Chaplain.
John B. Sample, Officer OF the day.
DR.. P. H. Adams, Assistant Surgeon.
]. l.. Carr, Treasurer.
w. l.. burst. Sergeant-Major.
w. ]. Wells. Vidette.
p. Brooks, Color Sergeant.
]. r. Bullock. Color Guard.
j. w. Lites, Comnlissary.
From the constitution OF the Confederate
Veterans we note the following:
"The objects and purposes OF this organiZa. |
tion will be strictly social, literary, historical
and beneAolent. 1t will endeavor to unite In
general federation all associations oil Confed-
crate veterans, soldiers, and sailors. now In
existence or hereafter TO be formed; TO gatner
authentic data for an impartial history OF the
war between the States; to preserve relics or
mementOes OF the same; TO cherish the ties OF
friendship that should exist among men who
have shared common dangers, common SUI
feripgs and prlvations; to care for the dsa-
bled and extend helping hand TO the needy
10 protect the widows and the orphans. and TO
make and preserve record OF the services OF
every member, and rs far as possible OF those
If our comrades who have preceded us In
eternity.
"No discussion Of politics or religious sub
jects, or any political action, shall be permit, |
ted within the organization OF the Unlted
Confederate Veterans, and any camp that VIII
have acted in violation Of this article shall be
declared TO have forfeited It's mem mbersh1p.
One of the aims and objects OF the United
Confederate Veterans is to mark with suita.
ble headstones the gra yes Of Confederate dead
wherever found"
The veterans will meet again In Durst's
Hall on the first Saturday In November at .
o'clock P. NJ. Every old soldier within this
vicinity should be present and have bis name
enrolled, N. o. Pyles.