The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-22
GREENWOOD'S LETTER.
COOL words for the Glass BiGWers@-
Butler and TilIman Drug store
Wrecked -'Attaway = Railroad
Wrecks-TeIephOne Etc.
Greenwood, s. G., Feb 90, l5g

| Greenwood, 5. g., Feb 20, 1893.
| One of our winsome bellies has taken advan
| tage OF her "fellows" absence to have mumps
| Mr.. &. &. Bradley, one OF TrOy's progressive
young men, has tanncry and shoe fact Ory IL
operation In that town. He employs skilled
workmen and can make from the cheapest L
| the finest shoes, at moderate prices. His agen
will be in Greenwood in few days TO TAX
measures for any who may want a nice com
| Portable shoe for summer wear. Everybod,
| In the county knows George Bradley, and hi
name is a sufficient guurantee for satisfaction
| Dr. NJ. A. Bailey and his nephew, little VIII
lie. have returned from a trip to Florida.
Governor Tillman sad, few days ago. tina
If he lost the Railroad cases in the Courts, h.
would call on Congress for protective legis
lation. This means. suppose, that the 54tl
Congress will be Tilmanite one, otherwise
1t will be characterized as drift-wood. How
sad.
The warm weather has 10 brought out tn,
grain that the field are beginning to look yer
dant, as If wrapped In a mantle Of green.
After q two weeks stay in our m idst, M esSrs
Fetitt and Jones, the Bohemian 9 lass blowers
have taken their departure for Abbeville. W.
unhesitatingly recommend these gentlemen
and their entertainments TO be worthy the
patronage OF our neighbors. Their patron.
here were well pleased and were among oul
best people. Their work is entertaining anC
instructive alike to old and young. They are
expert crystal manipulatorsandm manufacture
ornamental designs without the assistance o
mouds or models. Their presents are all
novel and attractive. but the capital prizes
they offer are very ornamental and valuable
We are not In the habit OF advertising hum
bugs and If we considered these as such would
be very far from recommending them to the
refined people of Abbeville. Mr.. Wells Riley
Will act us ticket agent and door keeper. He
is too manly to even lend his presence where
fraud Is being perpetrated.
10th as we are to accept II, like the Press
and Banner. we fear that under the present
state OF affairs Senator Butler would stand nc
nh mn ra-QpnfInn T.
would be less harmful: IN the Senate than
where he Is. but 1t would be very humfliating
10 a very large minority OF our people to see
Butler the statesman defeated by Tiilman the
demagogue
We were in Troy last week when one OF the
most dastardly, atrocious, and diabolical
deeds known In the annals of crime was per.
perpetrated twas the complete o1, wrecktng, D Dy
stock of drugs and store fixtures. It's atrocity
Is intensified by the fact that neiter DR.. Joe
nor his SOD, DR.. George Pressly, have known
enemy in the world. The writer was among
the first arrivals at the store, and the scene
simply beggsrs description.
Every show case, the prescription case, all
valuable bottles, and in fact everything break
able were smashed into atoms as II struck by
q sledge hammer, and their con ents, poured,
piled and scattered In confused mass upon
the floor. ....
Noxious and nauseating drugs were poured
over the confectionery, their finest grades OF
tobacco were placed under the open spigots
Of oil tanks, that all might 60 to waste to-
gether. II the stealthy assassin. the incen-
diary fiend had fired the wreck, the damage
would have been lessened by the recovery OF
insurance. AS 1t Is, the loss Is between SOU
and $1,000, If anything was carried Oh, 1t was
not missed.
The fact that his foul work was done in a
way the firm would feel 1t most, leads the SEN
Tor partner to fear they have secret enemy
In the community. This seems to worry him
more than his financial loss. The miscreant
is evidently white man with some acquain,
tance with the arrangement Of the store, and
not wholly ignorant Of drugs. Entrance was
gained by breaking through the front win
dow. A reward OF $500 is offered for his mp
prehension with evidence TO convict.
Mr.. r. P. Blake is out again after a severe
attack Of mumps -,
II any one who doesn't already know, will
read the 9th and 7th chapters OF Judges they
will find the origin, Of Gideon's band, nd, by
by latter day Jeruballs. . -
\ Sheriff Nance passed up the road home on
Sunday, baviDg purged himself OF con tempt
BY apologising 10 the court. There IL evident
ly GOODNESS between our Sheriff and Cover
nor. Whether the Sheriff is displeased with
the Governors action or the Governor with
the SherifFs action is not known; II the latter,
1t will probably be intensified when the Coy
ernor learns that his Fed rode home on per-
NIT from Bunch, thinking II a'greater display
of cheek than Is becoming In one or his
chosen officials or an evidence that he was
Judging from the way Rev. ]. P. Attaway
continues to write. he Is verging on the same
malady, that holds his unfortunate brother
The Misses Martin and Mrs. Sproles will
conduct the mantua-making business tcgeth-
er this season IN the Y: M; G. a. rooms; Choir,
while Sunday enroute ITO Lanrens where
Court convened Monday.
The attention of our Clerk OF Court Is call.
ed to Section 1889, page $50 OF the Revised Sta,
tutes OF 8. c. for 1856, relating 10 hawkers and
Capt. r. F. Flemming was In town last Fri
day. He had just bought well bound vol
ume Of each OF scott's novels; and Put the ,' oox
While he was in the store attending TO some
other business, some evil disposed person
took them. Will some one versed In the pen
al code tell US whether this is plagiarism or
old fashioned stealing.
A better day is beginning to dawn for the
pedestrians. / apprehend tnat the muday
condition OF our streets had something TO do
with 1t. Mr.. f. NJ. Allen has rented the Dun.
can store and in connection with his furniture
emporium to carry a large stock Of lbuggies
and harness. While Mr.. 1T. Simmons gives 1t
out that he has three car loads OF Columbus ps
fun on wheels. Let 'er roll galiger.
Mr.. J. P. ellison, D. G. G. T., OF South Caro-
lima, delivered temperance lecture In the
State Treasurer Bates spent Sunday In town
with his sister Mrs. r. B. Epting.
From youth we have heard and read Of
railroad wrecks. We have seen them illus,
trated with all the horrible surroundings OF
of wood and iron debris, water and fire, dead
dying human beings, that II was possible for
q killed artist TO depict, but never until last
Thursday morning, had we any clear con-
ception of how O real wreck actual y appear
but that Of property Will amount TO over
$4,000. The night before, freight train oil
thirteen loaded cars had gone to roost on
the side tract leading to the factory; the track
ls nearly o mile long, heavy incline and ter.
inmates at the boiler room, with q coal
shute about Is feet high, on which was stand.
ing car load OF coal. 1t Is thought that the
brakes we're properly fixed as the train stood
for an hour or so, but about o'clock from
some yet unknown cause, 1t began to move
and continued TO gather momentum 80 that
by the time II reached the lower END OF the
track 1t must have had velocity Of a mile a
minute. Under such circumstances, the
havoc can as well be imagined as described.
The caboose In which was lone brakeman
asleep was the first 10 strike the coal car and
was torn into fragments-not sound piece
of it left the freight cars came rushing, on,
by, through and over each other, the last ol
the thirteen, careened after mounting the
wreck AID knocked out one side and end OF
ed the whole was Jammed into the space OF
two or three. To add to the horror, the pro.
miscuous heap took fire from the stove In the
demoilsheu Gao Delng ieu oy tne OH carried
by the crew. Fortunately steam had not gone
down In the factory boiler, the hose was turn.
ed on and the fire pump started, which ex.
tinguished the flames before they gained
much hradway. 1t Is strange. incredible and
almost miraculous that the negro brakeman.
though pinioned at the very bottom, should
have been taken out alive. His injuries were
very slight. A large force Of hands are at
work cleaning away the wreck, but no effort
IL being made TO save the cars. Mr.. \. a,
Morris was on hand with his camera and got
some fine views of the ruins.
Rev Mr McCorkle. OF Shelby n. G., preach.