The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-07-12
GREENWOOD's BUDGET.
All the News in Brief About the
Hustling City.

Green wood, s. c.. July 10th, 1899.
Pine Grove is TO have another picnic next
Saturday. Everybody invited to come and
bring well filled baskets.
moderately we'll through this section but are
We are Informed ,ha. there is not more
than half crop OF wheat and oats made In
this section OF the country.
The health OF Greenwood was never better.
Miss Alice Boyd, Of Milton, s. c., is visiting
the Misses Kellar.
A runaway mule hltched 10 q wagon created
a little excitement on the streets Saturday
afternoon, no serious damage.
There seems 70 have been some misunder-
standing on the Fourth relative to the free
dinner. AS WAS extensively advertised the
ed for the old soldiers alone.
Mrs. 3. T.. Rush: OF Kirkspya, and her little
daughter, Miss jamie, passed through the
city last week en- route for their home from
Piedmont where they had been visiting rel.
atives and friends.
Five OF Greenwoods young men left for
Clemson last week Messrs. Jim Lewis Pin.
SOD. William Yoe, j. Edward Ellenberg, Ira
B. Taylor, Ivy B. Stockman.
Miss Roena Tharp who has recently re-
turned from trip to relatives In Canton,
Ga, spent several hodrs In Atlanta on her re-
turn.
We notice the grape crop In different parts
OF the country is unusually fine.
The Annual Conference OF the Woman's
Missionary Society will be held at Mt. Leba.
this month. Mrs. Bishop Wigh,man and
tion. will be present on that day.
The Press and Banners report OF the re-
union Of the old soldiers at Greenwood on
the fourth, was highly appreciated by it,
readers.
The Roadmaster of the Columbia and
Greenville division OF the Richmond and
panvilie system Is having ballast put along
DR.. Lucius Bates, OF Orangeburg, s. c., was
IN the city last week to see his sister. Mrs
The Connie Maxwell now has under its
We notice very decided improvements In
Abbeville within the past few months. Her
new Associate Reform Presbyterian church
is s certainly quite a substantial and attrac'
Many old soldiers met at Greenwood on the
fourth for the first time since the war closed,
Trial Justice Knox living in the Western
part OF this county when asked one day last
week. "How Is business?" replied that be
had none, that he had not had an occasion ~
make report TO the Grand Jury within the
Ggeenwoods railroad advantages are not
excelled BY any city In South Carolina North
Mr.: ". K: Blake has kindly permitted the
spring.
Mr.. R. P. Pinson Ia good farmer and has
an excellent piece Of corn In field adjacent
10 his beautiful dwelling.
The Press and Banner is always great
favorite among the reading people OF Green.
wood.
Miss Lula Young who has been in atten.
dance at the Greenville Female College some
two or three years. Instead OF returning
home this summer as usual, will, during the
first part OF the vacation, take lessons In
music. This aelfdenial is certainly very COM
mendable and her example should be emu.
lated by others.
Many Of the school houses throughout the
country should be constructed OF better ma.
terial and should have more glass windows
better heating arrangements for the winter
and more and better school furniture.
The Augusta Exposition advertisement
near the C. g. depot IL quite good
scheme.
A negro caoin near the oil mill was burned
last Wednesday night.
There were two delightful social gatherings
In Greenwood last Friday evening. One al
the home OF Mr.. ]. l.. Carr, the other ut the
residence OF Mr.. Frank Kellar.
Miss Elliott Duncan, OF Newbe-ry, is In
the city visiting relatives and friends.
A dozen or more newspapers we're repre-
sented ut Greenwood on tue fourth.
Rev. w. A. Gaines, OF Due West, passed
through the city last Saturday en- route! 10
Edgefeld.
Quite q number Of excursionists passed
through the city last week on route TO the
mountains.
Greenwood should by all means organize
first class fire department. While II is true
that there have been fewer and less destruc
tive fires In Greenwood than perhaps in any
other place Of It's size In the United States,
yet, at the same time, 1t ia no less liable to be
burned than other places. NO. Pyles.