The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-25
GREENWOOD PICTURED.
ScfntilIations From the Bright Pen
of ssS''--There IL Something Here
For FOU.

scintilIations From the Bright Pen
of "s''-There IL Something Here
For You.
Green wood. April %.
Miss Mamie Wells of Greenville Is visiting
her cousin Miss Mamie Hill.
President.-Dr. Millwee is preparing to be.
GIN work on their new glDnery. II VIII be
the best equipped S Nhsrsx the state visit
her cousin Miss Hattie Duckett
Under the new plan Of of II. Life Insure
ance is placed within the reach OF every one.
The lodge here Is waking from its letnargy,
and putting on new lie.
DR.. Simpson of Prosperity, was In town for
several days last week. He has valuable In.
terests here and we would De giad 70 nave
Now that the dispensary law has been de-
clared unconstitutional, let the ex.liquor
dealers and prohtbiLionists continue to work
those % OF US who are Indifferent enjoy the fun.
Rev, r. w. Seymour died suddenly at bis
home in Walhalla Friday evening, His re.
mains we're brought here on Saturday and
Rev. Mr. Auld Of Williamson Is on visit
to his sons Fred and GLAND.
Capt. and Mrs. r. F. Flemmtng entertain
their young friends one evening last week
II is Mr.. J. j. Mosely, and not j. 3. who
has charge oil the Park hotel. The Doctor we
presume is doing well enough In Lowndesville
as We nave QaQ no lQLlEQallOn GIaI no lutcuQ-
ed moving here.
1900 cars is the amount of transfer busin cas-,
between the g. G. & N. and P. r. & w. c..
r. r. since. the LIST Of January.
Hon. WITH. Yedell WAS in town laat week.
Mr. Joseph T. Johnson, of the Laurens bar
spent Friday night In towp. He is In the
race for congress from the fourth district. Oi
the half dozen candidates ne is the only con-
servative and he is by no means partisan.
Mr.. w. R. Mckinney was among the old
vets. who went 10 Birmingham. ! dare say
no one will have better time himself nor
contribute more to the enjoyment Of others
than our soldier, wit and sage.
Mrs. X r. Calhoun and children. OF Nine
ty.Six have been up for several days.
Birth-.At Greenwood, April 10, to Mrs. D.
M. Word, q son.
Whatever else may be said of our "one-eyed
Governor he keeps the monotony broken
and the eyes OF the newspaper world turned
on US for The latest news
Mr.. r. G. Gillian who is now looking after
the interest of his neice Mrs. Hugh Leaman
OF Laurens, came over from Cross Bill, satur-
day.
purpose OF racticlng his profession among
his own people. I have not learned his name
but understand, that our druggi sts were IA
vorably impressed with his bearing.
Mrs. Andy Anderson OF the Brlerwood sec.
Rev John Lander, missionary TO Brazil,
preached in the Methodist church Sunday
night.
.
Mr.. Perry Whatley. of Edgefeld, is spend.
ing few daps with his daughter Mrs. ID. =
Ranbo. Although seventy-seven years old,
jovial as ever. He says his attachment to
mis- friends is even stronger than ever. He is
a remarkable man In ::many respects. Hli
memory is clear on to dates OF ohrono' ogica
trous freeze than the recent one ION the l6th
Of April, 1894.
CAPTAIN MAGILL.
have never Intentionally mlsrepresented
any one In this column; my little CRITICISM Oh
Capt. Magill's speech was suggested by Gov.
ernor Tillman's embargo on the telegraph
lines TOR the suppression OF tnf1ammatory mat
ter, while one OF his lieutenpants, Was at Ao.
beville giving the widest cirou latiOn possible.
to mere idle rumor OF a most lnflam nAtory
nature. 1t was doubly 80 by the excited con-
dition of bis hearers to be communicated, by
was already al white heat. Under these cir
cumstances. even II the rumor thai" ."young
Gailiard had been found bleeding and wound
ed sand shot to death by mob" had been
true, the duty OF a prudent and patriotic cltl'
this is all superf1uous since Capt Magill &C.
knowledged, facility, every charge l made
hence his charge Of Misrepresentation" falls
TO have any force or application.
DON'T SEE ANY USE FOR MORE POLITICAL
PARTIES.
We have the profoundest respect for Gener'
al Hamptons opinions,and honor him for his
wise council and safe leadership In the past,
bat really can't see the use for any more pol
the Spring of 1895. Two years Is long time
for political organization to remain inac.
tive, and all will admit that-if Governor
Tilman and his followers are P"pulists-the
Democrats. If organized, could do nothing
earlier without fusing with the Republicans
"A good Democrat-though unorga nized-
won't spoil In two years, Besides, the Demo
cratic party IL now on trial before the nation
At the end Of its proving maybe we won't be
democrats, so let Us wait until We find ou,
what Democracy Is, who we are, where we
are at, and there Is some work In sight for VI
to do. AS conservatives we are virtually dis
frapchised and let US be content to remain so
We learned them how 10 disfranchise negroes
a few years ago, and they are now giving ui
the same medicine. Let IN take 1t like good
little men or they will hold our noses and
force US 10.
VILE PRACTICE DEPRECATED.
1t Is a deplorable fact that here, in enllghted
Carolina nothing Ia SO low. SO mean or 70 vile
that 1t can not be charged against our purest
and sacerdotal robes coming In for the largest
share. When will this elimination and
counter elimination cease.
WHAT HE CAN DO WITH HIS LIQUOR.
One OF Governor Tillman's ardent sup
porters declares he will never support him
again " he fails to 60 to Senate now that he
has, S5O,000,00 worth OF whiskey on hand
which he can only use for campaign purposes
GREENWOOD NEWSPAPER.
And so we are going to have another paper
| and hope IL too will succeed. The journalistic
iluatiop here Is quite puzzling at home al
abroad. It seems TO me that have heard o.
an intensive farmer somewhere, " ho made
two blades of grass grow where only ont
his making two blades grow where one could
not or had grown before, have forgotten 1t
but then may be we have some very Intensive
ts we'll as extensive editors hereabouts.
THE MAXWELL GUARDS.
The Maxwell Guards did not receive an ova
ton on their retur from Darlington for thu
going, for them to have done less would have
made them ameanable to censure. For thei
obedience to duty, Greenwood seeks prestige
REFLECTIONS.
Even with his limited knowledge Of word
and phrases, the writer has learned long ago
that our language contains many which i
spoken convey little or no opprobrium, while
If printed they are even slanderous. Ihert
remains much for him to learn along thi
and even the press itself. would learn thit
sim pie lesson. very much that Is slanderous
scandalous and Infamous would be elimina
ted from their columns.
IN BEHALF OF IRBY.
Inasmuch as his public career is fast rlpen
Ing for It's end-is standing emaciated ant
toltering on the brin Of an early tomb WIFE
the chilling waters of political death already
beginning 10 overwhelm him let those re