The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17
GREENWOODS'S PROSPECTS.

4 Fine Newspaper-A Court House
Poets Lament-Death of the Old
est Man in the COunty-SouIless
Corporations, &c.
GREENWOOD, $. G., Jan. l6, 1892.
The Headlight seems TO be playing a game
of anticipation with the Greenville News
when 1t calls that clean, honest and upright
Journal Il vile, vulgar and dirty sheet.
Greenwood has the greatest population, lar
gest trade, more railroads, less taxes, bettel
schools and receives 1000 more bales cotton
than any town within radius OF iorIJ
miles.
sity on the Saluda Side, especially at Green
wood, With @ tirst-class paper here and even
a new county, the Press and Banner would
continue It's weekly visits TO most OF the
We regret that our absence from home pre-
vented us accepting an invitation 10 dlne
with the Maxwell Guards at Riley's note
Monday evening.
aggregate anual trade amounts TO solnelhlhg
A movement is now on foot, and promises
to materialize, by which we are TO nave a
first-cIass newspaper. 1t will be controlled
and edited by Reiormers, In short lts every
fibre will be of tone Reform, dignity, anu
truth will mark its course. Laying aslde onr
personal preference in this matter, we say,
ihere never was more opportune time for
starting live hustling newspaper IN Green
wood, and the Reformers OF no county IN tne
State stands more in need of newspaper
than here In Abbeville.
Miss Susan Arnold and Miss Florence Ri-
ley, have matricuated at Converse ior the
session. . .,.>- y,
C.. A, Rooms Thursday night.
Hon. John r. Duncan OF Newberry was n
town q few days last week. Greenwood mas
a warm feeling for him because OF MS hsht
II is Reported here that our honored eS-
townsnan, Capt. J. T. Parks, has leased
large farm just across Salud river ana Will go
10 farming on an extensive scale. t.,
Miss Ida Calhoun Is NlsltlnS FetaIiNee III
The grain crop here abouts is looking we'll,
and there is plenty OF hog and homlny IN the
MIR. ]. c. Caldwell, the polite and efficient
denol agent at Donald's, Is, we believe the
Oldest agent on the road, having hela 10,
through all the changes, continuously lor
about quarter OF u century. Donalus, 100;
including the business OF d g West, Is one OF
the most i'm portant agencies Oh the line.
One of the candidates for the Post once
seems to have OWNED VINO ls 10 oe tne suc-
cessful one-or rather that he is 10 be among
the unsuccessful and has prepared his vale
dlctory in admissible rhyme entitled, "alteI
the race is over" Lest he should Ole OF olu
age before the appointment is made, ana the
literary world have one less gem In It's galaxy
ofchoice poems he gave 1t to US with request
for It's otherwise premature puollchtioli. !.
He claims that IT is adJus table ana may pe
dirge by, eXpending or contracting It's leel'
Here 1t is:
l. mine little candidates, (of whom was
Entered the race for a post office run,
Each for himself for the goal dld MAKE,
Hoping, to the last 10 win the great stake.
2. But one little candidate, more nimole ana
Or else by the aid OF our Senator great.
Beat a the rest in the memorable race,
And now he is master ofthe Post once place.
3. There are but eight-(of whom I'm an
Who can only surmise what was the bother,
That though they ran as Democrats bold,
B-S in the office, they're IN the nole.
4. But there's q bright side TO our unwelcome
defeat,
Which but to gaze on is consolation sweet,
Although badly beaten In the last nome
Only one got the Office while eight had the
fun.
). Alesson we've learned, quite late It's true,
But have it by heart and impart 1t 10 you,
If ever you in politics. yGp seek @ ua ' pr pIII Ss
To the man with the pull ana sue iot hi'
G. Convince him that of all men in your
You are the strongest, when elections come
SHOW that where his votes were once few.
He can now carry solid if entrusted 10 you.
7. Having done this you will have smoothe
Against lengthy petitions and letters pre-
And finally land with nothing amiss,
In the coveted haven OF good office"
am at Pacolet and Will be for several days
to come doing work for the Cotton MI Com
pany. delight to work Tor ms ,,ian nsGnIess ,o
pay u fair price for work. AS a laooring man,
| consider moneyed men and corporations
our best friends and any legislation lehdlne
to hamper their enterprise and abridge their
rights falls heaviest upon us. Although
Capt. j. H. Montgomery, president ol tnis ana
the Spartan Mill Is large capltallst ana az
the head OF perhaps the largest corporation
in the state he Is not better than his hum
blest honest operative. He seems To know
them all, young and old, and dellghts 10 ad-
dress them pleasantly by name, ana often
stops and chats socially and pleasantly with
them. He started at the bottom r9una Oh
the ladder himself and knows how IT Is. -,
One of Donaldsville's patriotic citizens said
to us recently that he intended to vote FOR
George Johnstone as long as he offered be.
cause he was the only Congressman VINO mad
ever sent him any pulic documents.
The Retormers Within the proposed new
county district of Edgetield and Abbeville,
represents large per cent; OF the weaItf ,5n,r anq
respective counties. They will as heretofore
ask for their just proportion of representation
in the legislature, but II by the combined IN
fiuence OF the Ants, Tillmaniies and court.
house politicians Of the old county precincts
they are punished, ignored, "boiled out de-
feated, it will not deter, nor discourage them,
In their fight for the new county. The policy
OF the administration In the past has been TO
reward It's friends because they were perse
cuted.
Mr. Stanley Crews died on the afternoon OF
last Thursday, Jan. lllh. On the 18th OF De-
cember he finished the 92nd year OF his earth
ly pilgrimage. Christmas day he spent In
the midst OF large group OF his children.
grandchildren, and great-grand-children. 1t
was day Of quiet pleasure TO him. Our
townsman, Mr.. Morris, took picture or that
group. Four generations are represented. A
rare picture II IL. Two weeks ago. Mr. Crews
had q rather slight attack OF Grip For sew
eral days, he was confined TO his room but
was then able 10 go around little for day
or two, when, on Wednesday January 3D., he
was again sick enough to go bed Two days
before his death, pneumonia developed. and
he was too feeble TO throw IT of. Mr.. Crews
was remarkab in several particulars. There
was remarkable physical toughness about
him as his long life shows. Strange 10 say
he could cad an ordinary newspaper without
eyeglasses; and had always been able 10 DO
SO. intellectually, he was marked by hard,
sound common sense. Morally he was above
reproach in every direction. Maturer. mel
lower he grew year by year till the heavenly
governor took him to another home. Grad
1ally he grew out of earth into heaven. 5.