The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
BRIERWOOD NEWS.
All the News from an Excellent
NeighborhOod.
Briarwood Academy
Abbeyille County, Is. c., Jan.


AbbeYille County, s. c., Jan. 10, 1893.
Editor Press and Banner:
The patrons of Briarwood Academy met
Monday and repaired to the school house and
had several loads OF firew0od hauled pre-
paratory 10 commencing their school Monday
week, 30th instant. They have selected for
their teacher Miss F. Estelle knight, an ac-
eomplished young lady OF fountain lnn'
For the benefit OF those readers o. the Press
and Banner who may not know the location
Of Brlarwood Academy we would state that
1t Is situated about four miles south OF Green
wood near the A. IL K. Railroad. -
The patrons OF this school are honest "tillers
Of the soiH' and have learned to appreciate
the advantages OF diversified farming. Most
of them have fine orchards and vineyards
and raise plenty of corn and meat for their
own use and plant cotton as surplus crop.
One farmer, Mr.. T. w. Nickles, who runs q
four-horse farm, made last year some 2O gai'
Ions Of molasses besides making quite fine
crop OF corn and cotton:
Another farmer Mr.. W.'O. Anderson, has
recently killed two i7-months old hogs which
netted 674 pounds and made 26 pounds OF
lard-the middlings were used In m akipg
MIR. William Wilkinson killed three hogs
which melted 900 pounds.
Mr.. Andrew Anderson killed eighteen hogs,
from one to two years old, which weighed
from 200 to 500 pounds each, and averaged
tive gallons Of lard to the hog. He made last
year one thousand bushels OF sweet potatoes
u.
yielded him 25 bushels of corn per acre for
The last four years. During the past seven
teen years he has killed from Is to 81 hogs
each year. Mr.. Anderson will set out In
March 81 acres in Bermuda grass.
Mr.. ]. N. Miller has moved from this vicin-
ity 10 the neig b borhood OF Rehoboth church.
Mr.. T. J. Davis has about completed his
Mr.. T. W. Nickels and Mr.. Parker Adkins
are each preparing 10 erect new dwelling.
A flag station has been established on the
P. r. e w. C. Road near the 6lst mile post
Name Of station Is Promised Land.
Miss Ida Johnson, a most estimable young
lady of Due West, Is teaching the Oak Grove
School near Evans's mill.
Miss Mamie Cheatham Is doing ,excellen,
school work at Mount Moridh church.
recently been visiting relatives in this neigh
bOrhpOd.
Miss Essie Seal, OF New Market. s. c., was
visiting Miss Lou Scott last week.
Miss Alice Duncan OF Blacks, 3. c., Is Visit
| ing her sister Mrs. Baber.
Miss Maggie Anderson has recently been
visiting Mrs. jamie Jordan near Due West.
| John Watson, colored, is the oldest man In
Ithis neigh hborhood. He was formerly slave
of Mt. Leroy Watson and will be 100 years
old in March.
Mr.. j. F. Plnson; of White Hall, has recent
ly moved into this neighborhoOd.
Messrs. Andrew Anderson, John T. Malone
and T. j. Davis surveyed last week public
road beginning near the residence OF Mrs
| Mary !. Rykard and running near Inc resi-
dences OF Messrs. John Il. Malone, Nat An
derson, Andrew Anderson, William W!lkin
son, +. ]. Davis, Aiken Stacy and intersect
Ing the Nerdery and M. Moriah church roao
near the residence of Mr.. J T. Hearst
| Capt. w. D. Melton, conductor on materia
train on p. r. & w. C.. Il. R., Is a wide awake
gentleman and takes considerable interest In
| railroad matters He Is a valuable correspon
dent for the "Amercan Railroad Trackmen'
and is well posted In regard to railroad wors
| In bis department
The Briarwood school was successfully
taught during the past two years BY Mrs +
B. Brooks, whose services were highly appre
ciated by the pupils aud patrons OF thi'
school.
| ] notice you have a first rate paper thii
week and good people everywhere approve o.
your views In regard TO the keeping OF tht
laws enacted by our Legislators who usually
make laws which represent tine Wishes OF th'
people. When any law Is tried and proven u
be, for any reason, unjust, ineffective or deiec
| tive II can be either repealed or amended dur
ing the next session OF the Legislature:
n. o. Pyles.