The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-01
GREENWOOD'S LETTER.
.'s." Gives us an Assorted Lot Of I.O.
calls.

Is critically III III his nome IN the country.
Saturday was quiet day in town.
Lightning killed the only mi Tx COW OF {.
Rouse, colored. Thursday evening".
Mr. q. P. O,Neill has some very fine grape
on our market.
The New Market and Brierwood clubs cross
ed bats on the Greenwood diamond saturda
evening.
Rev. Z. N Pratt, of Bennettsville, is expec
Rev.Mr. Wharton will be assisted by Rey.G
w. Davis In a meeting at Tranquil this WeeR
Very few people seem TO know that ou
campaign meeting comes of today;
A protracted meeting begins In the Baptis
church next Sunday.
Mr.. John Bullock, of Abbeville, was In tow
last week.
Heavy washing rains have fallen In som
sections. Mr.. j. l.. Hughes reports some dam
age from high water.
The Misses Bailey, of Clinton, are with thei
uncle Mr.. w. H Bailey.
The ring politicians are not at all please
with the small crowds and noticeable lack
Enthusiasm in the campain meetings. y, :,
The State Alliance recommends that /: l.
CAN'T of the Headlight be expelled from TN
order, Tor making false charges against som
OF the brethren.
Have YOU seen the Green wood Journal?
not, borrow copy from yonr neighoor ao reaG
examine and subscribe for IT.. 1t is q parago
among newspapers.
Mr.. G. H. lssacs has been In town fer sever
al days
Green woods only public bui ldIng ls q guar
|
aid OF Jess Riley and the tiger II pays mic
dividend. Let Us have better one gentlemen
Of the council.
| place but now of NorcroSs, Ga, was In toWI
Saturday. He will move 10 Texas in October
After completing their travelling costume
part OF lovely young la'iies LETT last week o.
IN all rail route for summer tour TO Hodges
Another mixed installment (as to sex ant
age) will depart in few days for Mulberry
They will 20 by az overland route. ~ y
Rieys, were in town Friday.
One of our enterprisng merchants has thi
conspicuous placard In front OF his store. vi
sticks candy for 5cts." The young men Wh.
pass that way with their girls Will petition
him TO remove 1t.
Miss Minnie Reynolds Is visiting her sister
| Mrs. George Briggs, In Greenville.
Mrs. g. c. Williams and her daughter Mis-
Maggie are off ON u trip to Anderson.
II i remember rightly, the Conservative
gave MIR. H. J. Kinard handsome vote wv!
| years ago, "Tillmanite." Surely don't consid
er him "weak and illiterate" unless II be be
cause he stood sQuarey to administrator
measures. Mr.. Kinard would not be surpris
ed at such change from an anti.
DR.. T. j. Crymes Is indeed q philosopher DJ
his process Of reasoning tnot hguring) ht
made SsO one day last week, where most peo
pie would nave considered themselves ;, sMn Gu
to the reasoner Is all right we suppose. IL
was In this way. The Doctor ordered bi
cycle for SS5, 1t came, but In the meantime h'
concluded he had no earthly use ior Inc
wheel but he had already paid for IL. A
friend offered him $50 on arrival and he tooR
It, turning what was 70 him useless article
Into $50 on that day. The loss OF - occurred
on n proceeding day when he paid out $50
See.
Mr.. Hunter Gibbs horse ran over him las
Wednesday while being held out to Craze, In
tiicting painful brulse on his forehead.
The aurOitness OF "Tillmanites" communl
{,,l Loot ioon nf RQnnpr could
have been conceived only by ring politician
There IVES q large crowd Of colored eXcur
sionists In town Thursday.
Will "Tillmanite" please specify when the
Conservatives of this county ever yoled 1ol
the "weakest and most illiterate Reformers.'
was OF the impression that they themselves
were most amendable TO tue charge, Judging
from those left out"
Catholic Priest, but all have heard OF theiI
beautiful, ,cleansha ven and effeminate visages
IL Is no wonder therefore that II became Whls
pered around town last week that one OF these
reverend gentlemen was In town, but II prov
ed TO be a case OF mistaken identity-Joe
Wells had nIy shaved off his mustache.
Mr.. Arthur Kibler, Of New berry, spent sew
eral hours in town last Wednesday;
Mr.. J. 8. Jay, of Troy, has moved into the
Simpson house. A hearty welcome awaits
all such citizens as Mr.. Jay.
At the meeting OF the Orphanage Directors
last week Maj0r S. P. Brooks was elected
gentleman whose wife Is afraid OF light
Ing. has q novel way Of keeping her quiet
during an electrical display-he simply blind
MIR. Win Calvert, of Abbeville, was on oul
streets last week.
Mrs. F. A. Arnold went to Columbia Satur
day.
lived here, was shot and Killed In Eloerton
last Tuesday night by another negro.
A crowd OF excurslonists from Modoc visit
ed the Orphanage last Wednesday.
Mr.. j. L. Andrews Is reinodeling his resi-
dence.
After q two weeks visit home Mr.. y. II
Walker has resumed his trip In Texas.
Mr.. Lambert Caldwell, OF Donnalds, was In
town last week.
tated, and favorably considered by our coun.
Gil.
An automatic fire alarm bell has been pur'
chased by. the town.
the bicycle meeting here on the 18th instant.
Some handsome prizes will be offered.
Council Is considering the advisaoillty ol
putting on night police.
Mrs. Arthur Osborne, of Nlnety-Six, visited
her brother, Mr.. ]. d. Beacham last week.
A large oak tree near the New York Store
was struck by lightning Thursday evening.
Born to Mrs. J. 8; Baily, a son. s
through the city last Monday enroute to
We are informed that the enterprislng town
of Honea Path has contracted with an engi
ritory..
Mai. Lee spent Sunday at home. He has
about completed the new county survey,
Prof. Wright, of the Donalds High School
pany he keeps, he Is 10 every way worthy the
high confidence and esteem In which he Is
held by those people
One of our political aspirants went horse
back to the Mt. Moriah picnic last Saturday,
He accepted an invitation TO spend the night
with one OF his hospitable constituents, vino
was travelling along In his buggy. Forgetting
bis own horse, our hero toek seat neslae nls
the situation fully. and can vassing the field
thoroughly, they found that nine-tenths OF
those seen had promised 10 vote for our anna.
tour suffrage seeker. SO they retired, Win
candidate. AS the clock on the mantle down
stairs struck twelve, our hero was suddenly
startled by remembering that his horse was
hitched In the grove at Mt. Moriah five miles
which he had to travel, but he soon doubled
IL without disturbing his host who would per-
haps never been any the wiser but for The ex.
plantations which necessarily followed the
findihg of q strange horse in his lot on Sun.
day morning. II Is passing strange that N
o. Pyles didn't catch this dot" ION the fly
tor Ii my memory serves ME right he was ri
Mt. Morah that very day. >.
The county campaigners spent Monday
night in town, going on TO Ninety-Six by prl-
vale conveyance Tuesday morning.
A finer or more Intelligent looking set OF
candidates we haven't had In a long time.
Col McCalla was the first to arrive. He was
In fine trim, and talked freely and tiuently to
his Reform friends, having but little TO say
TO the ants. II they heard anything 1t was
by hanging around on the outskirts of the
groups. The Colonel carries the "McCalla
PLAN In his vest pocket. and reads and coin.
ments ON 1t at intervals TO the amusement oil
his friends. He says he went TO bed last Tues
day night an ordinary every day farmer, but
est and biggest Reformer In the county, all
from The Transforming touch of q "TiIlmaD-