The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-23
"a STRANGER"
Talk Back at the News aud COurier's
Correspondents.

Editor Press and Banner:
In q recent issue Of the Charleston News
and Courier find the following from the Alb
"Abbeville Is still on the prosressiv We march
The buzz of the saw and the ring Of the ham
mer are heard on all sides. The whistles o
the factories. oil mill. ginneries, founderies
and Of numerous daily trains coming in and
going out all attest the thrift, enterprise and
business or the people.
"The graded school is all that any commu
nifty could ask for and is new enterprise o
which our people are Justly proud.
"Mr. ]. Allen Smith, an energetic and 60
ahead citizen, is having site near the Green
Vile, Columbia and Newberry depot graded
preparatory to the early building OF a large
ware house and lumber yard. The Greenville
Columbia and Newberry Railroad Company
is also levelling situation upon which IL will
soon build an eating house just across theil
track from the depot.
"Mr. j. c. Klugh has recently opened wide
avenue near the Greenville, Columbia and
Newberry shops and running at right angle,
with the Moseley Ferry road, on which he has
just erected three more beautiful cottages"
AS an admirer OF the Banner county," and
especially ".the village" and its hospita6le
news, and rejoice to hear Of the progressive
march" 30 we'll shown by the correspondent
The factories, oil mill, ginneries, &C., are
easily found, and even the stranger % must no
ments, and signs Of a better day coming, bul
will the correspondent kindly tell an interest
ed public where the "Greenville, Columbia
and Newberry Railroad depot" ia located att
This Is a new road, but strange that we never
heard OF 1t before! Where does 1t extend
from and To-? When was it built. and when
did the line reach Abbeville? Does he mean
the Columbia and Green vile which was late
ly the Richmond and Danvllle, and which
Syfan and Tine Hammond ran the little rick.
ETY. train TO Hodges, the GreenN lille and Col
umbia Railroad? Surely he does not confuse
the Georgia. Carolina and Northern with the
and Wsa as sRs Rs d thS5
Greenville ever do for Abbeyille?
l am not aware who the News and Courier
correspondent is, but / am surprised that an
Abbevillian should 30 far forget the road
which alone Ia entitled to the credit OF placing
speak OF 10 by any other than the correct
name, specially name so inappropriate and
out Of place. Let him look at the picture
which be himself has drawn, at the number
less evidences Of renewed life and prosperity
in the old town, the increase In population
the building up Of waste places, the increased
business, the better commercial facilities, and
communication with the world, Abbeville on
q great iron highway, trunk line connecting
the North and South then look back q few
Branch" with its uncomfortable little cars
end weak "rattle trap" engine, twelve miles
an hour, and several hours wait at Hodges
and general a1y-thing.good-enough, ,for-the h,
town cut off from the world and dying o.
stagn alton, her young men seeking employ
ment In other towns, her young women mar
lying and leaying-let him think where Alb
the "Abbeville Branch" and then let him
blushing with shame. apologize to the Geor
gia, Carolina and Northern Railroad.
A Stranger Within Your Gates.