The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-11-28
Wednesday, Nov. %, 1894.
GREENWOOD LETTER.
This Letter was Received Last Week
After file Paper was Printed. But
Ia Still Good.

Greenwood, S. c., Nov. %, 1884,
A recent visit to Newberry, S. C., convinces
your correspondent that more soclal anu
hospitable people are not to be found any
where. During our visit Of one week at New.
berry two brilliant weddings took place, court
was held, DIR. Leo made number OF wonoer-
full cures, at least 80 the NeWoerTy papers say
twenty-five head of fine horses were SOLD at
auction and one hundred and sixteen western
horses had just been shipped In for sale, Two
great delight of the small boy and the aston
ished darkie, a travelling phonograph man
delighted the lovers of music with recent
invention, ami last. but no least the BLIND I'm;
Tiger played an active part, despite tne Vlgl-
lence of the States constables.
A letter recently received from our cousin,
8. NJ. Pyles, of San Paulo, Brazil, says: ~
see from the papers Governor Iiilmap Is max mak,
take two or three Tillmans TO esta6i1sh dls-
pensaries In Brazil and yet there is not al
much drunkenness here as there Is In your
State" AS viewed from our standpoint. the
dispensary law is far preferable 10 the barroom
as formerly kept in South Carolina. The fact
Is. we see 1t, the use OF liquor, as oeVer-
among ps and here TO stay. To eradicate u,
we caDnot. All We may reasonably nope 10 oo
10 TO temporarily suppress 1t. Tennyson
might truthfully have said:
And men may 60
BQG men VIII uTluk lOTcNcihoic'
Mrs. j. f. Hodges, principal Of the Hodges
school, has been teaching for the past nfleen
years. She has been teacher in the Hodges
Methodist Sunday school Tor the past twelve
years. and has won the esteem OF both pupils
Cotton is worth here today from hve to five
Mr.. W. L. burst left Greenwood yesterday
as q delegate to the anti.option convention 10
meet today at Vicksburg. Miss:
,nsei tnirtV.ss Sis Gallons @ Of contaaband LIQUOR
In and near Greenwood, within the past three
weeks.
Chain, with the following officers:
Prof. G. r. Spencer-Commande
]. L. Carr-Vice Commander.
A. 6. Assistant.C Commander
G. !: C9mmings-Past- Commander.
A. F. Hagan-Prelate.
G. A. mpbell-Secretary.
A. Med. Singleton-Collector.
]. r. Medlock-Treasurer.
s ]. ]. Mosely-Guide.
G. L. Beaudrot-Guardian.
j. E. E.Agnew-Sentinel.
DR.. VIM. Lee Hood-Medical Examiner.
Trustees. L. Carr. Prof. c. r. Spencer, K.
Evangelist r. G. Pearson will begin pro.
tracted meeting here on the Sth Inst.
K sSaEesa Rss sss
church the first Sunday afternoon In Decem'
ber, before the Woman's Missionary Society.
Mr.. Mitchell, travelling agent and CORE
spondent OF the Augusta Chronicle is In the
city today.
The Legislature should pass some law TO
raise funds for the Immediate payment Of
teachers at the end Of each school month.
Mrs. Johnson and her accomplished daugh-
ter, Miss Ida, Of Due West, passed through
the city last Saturday en- route to Verdery
and Bordeaux, where they will spend some
time with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. SDead, Of kirkseys,
spent last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. W. J.
Wells, the parents Of Mrs. Snead.
Mrs. A. j. Sproles, Miss Mary Carr and Miss
Helen MCGEE were among those who attend.
ed the State fair from this place.
Miss Mamie and Miss Moselle Taggars will
visit friends at Hester in few days and from
thence will 60 to Washington, Ca, where
they will spend sometime with relatives.
The Misses Moore, OF Ninety-Six, are the
guests Of Mess. Lewis Moore:and John. of this
city. .
Miss Dora Franks and Miss Lidie Hit, OF
Lsurens county, will visit the Misses Wells,
OF Greenwood, soon.
Mr.. E. L. Ewbank, travelling agent and cor
respondent for the Charleston News and Cou-
rier, stopped awhile in Greenwood yesterday,
en- route to Abbeville.,
MIR. j. T. Anderson, of New Market, was on
our streets Monday. n. o, Pyles.