The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
GREENWOOD CHIPS.
Death Of n Young Lady-An Editors
Bad COndiIiOn-Appeal for Aid
Second Mines and Cranks-Run.
away BicycIe-Other Items.

away Bicycle-Other Items.
Greenwood, 8. C., May Il, 1894.
News was received here few days ago Of
the illness OF Miss Kate Taylor In Florida. A
second telegram notified her parents OF her
death. Mrs. Taylor. the mother Of the un.
ately.
A special to the Atlanta Journal said that
Miss Taylor was to have been married very
soon and the man broke the engagement the
consequence Of which Miss Taylor took q
dose of morphine or arsenic, killing herself.
Her friends here were very much shocked
over the news.
Mr. Rowells arm has been paining him a
good deal and Is not doing SO we'll. Some oil
the Doctors think the arm ought 10 be taken
off but the patient could not stand the opera
ton.
A goodly number attended the X. OF P.
picnic at old Fort Cambridge last Thursday
The tplace is we'll suited t0 the occasion o
that kind. Captain Capers OF Columbia de
livered the address on Pythianism in his
usual felicitous style after pleasant intro
duc.ion by Prof j. G. Cork.
Little Louise McGhee who was run over by
a bicicle and severely bruised is getting on
ion has gotten well but the result Of q runa
way wheel sometime ago still causes Mr.. Jor.
The MethodIsts have had meetings every
them for some time.
J. T. Simmons IL beautifying his front
grounds, terracing. He ought TO build Il large
store house 10 match the prettily covered ce-
ment walls around the terrace.
A large party OF ladies and gentlemen came
over from Cokesbury Saturday to shop.
Jimmie Joyce OF Coronaca died sudden ly
at one O'Clock Saturday. He was taken sick
Mrs. j. r. Tarrant is quite sick.
Mrs. j. l.. Andrews ID visiting In Newber.
Mrs. D. H; Counts after visit TO relatives
q M
Mrs. r. Il. johnson and sister, Mrs. Schoo-
ley have gone to Baltimore.
Miss Sarah Cothran OF Millway Is with Dr.
and Mrs. Hood for q short stay.
Mr.. =. T. Spark man of Atlanta spent Sun
day with his brother, Capt. r. y. Sparkman.
Mr.. w. H. Bailey has one Of the best Guilt
waited garden in Greenwood. His strawber-
ries, squashes and early corn are particularly
most see his corn grow"
Very heavy rain fell In this section to day
and some people are complaining of too
much.
A second nine team of ball players or
"cranks" as they are now called will be Or
Rev. Mr. Watson struck some good licks at
the blind tigers that are said TO be living
around this neighborhood, Said he: they
ought to have their tails cut off right back OF
the ears"
And now comes an appeal for.the aid of the
white people OF the Bluffton section In
Beaufort county In consequence of the Au-
gust cyclone that devastated 30 much of the
low country, with the exception OF little
grist and meal" distributed TO suffering white
families who cared not TO ask aims and so
from Col. Whites special relief committee,
nothing has been done for the white people.
II IL Ia said that the Red Cross Society have
bestowed all their aid upon the negroes of the
unfortunate district in which they work. II
these reports be true, response TO the appea
for the aid Of the hundreds OF families who
see starvation staring them in the face" is
In order for every South Carolinian whether
be can give much or little. These suffering
families are Of Carolina's best people in the
broadest meaning OF the term, and because
they have not begged" their fellowman have
no right TO ignore their destitution. 3.