The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-10
IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
THE THOUGHTS, BUSINESS MOVEMENTS
OF THE PEOPLE, AS REPORTED
BY "S."

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GREENWOOD, S. c., Jan. 8, 1894.
The holidays passed oil quletly ana pleas
antly 10 all. Iu every home irlends ana rel,
atlves were entertained, the town being iuli
OF visitors. ,,
and orders are coming IN eau ual TO the produc-
tion. The Semi-annual dividend OF per
cent. is being paid " the stockholders as
inst as called Tor.
serve that The new county Is MOT dead, Dut
sleepeth." nor is It's maine "Dennis," nor yet
| "mud." Selah.
Miss Nora Fowler, one Of Spartanburg' s
charming bellies. is visiting at Mr.. j. 5.
MarSes.
ton receipts amounted 10 l3,4O2 oaieS. Our
buyers calculate on getting l7,UUO bales.
| MIR. and Mrs. j. L. Summons went with tn cir
| little daughter, Blanche, to Atlanta > 'turuay
to consult an occullst for the .latters eyes;
Grip Is prevalent in town but no serious
cases, Rev. Mr.. Mathews DelnS WorSI OH duo
The Piedmont Headlig and the Laurens
County Alliance are raising sand because
caucus OF 4 formers was held In Colun bla
and q slate fixed up Tor State officers and by
which senator Irby Is - be retired at the eX-
pirution OF his term. The Senator Is the god
Of the Laurems Alliance and the backbone
March Convention. The Headlight proposes
10 smash the slate oyer the heads Of those
who made II and withal To make some spicy
revelations relative thereto. Let the pano-
rama continue. We are disinterested specla.
tors.
Our people don't want any more third rate,
second hand printing establishments, either
JOB or newspaper, nor VIII taey encourage g
sure to fail. When the right man comes
along with money to establish this. as any
other business. our merchants Will give HIN
liberal support.
The Cartledge family, of which our fellow
citizen Mr.. Il. J. Cartledge IL member, Is
truly one sorely afflicted. Within the last
fortnight five OF the family have died, m
cudins, the father, two lncles and two aunts
of our townsman, and at this writing Two OF
his first cousins, daughters OF MIR. 5. G. Cart
ledge are critically i'll with the same fatal
diseaSe-grlp.
Every store room in town Is now occupied,
four having recently been taken.
In SO far rs the advocacy Of smaller coun-
ties Is q reform measure our. people are unit.
for Reform; In TACT II may trutnfully be said
that this town IL now out of State politics. AT
least that is the way II looked To me when
returned home just before Christmas.
TiiInsuss n'e yesd InS Gut tue "Nea county @ and
every Anil in town made break for u fence
corner lnsianLer. None crossed over, nor Is
there any Oh top OF the fence, but all are en-
tirey out OF the way OF the procession. Ihey
Riley aud Doctor Cobb occupy corners next
to Hon. Girls Waller. Every available corner
was occupied when 1 arrived and l find 1t
awful lonesome out here in the middle OF the
road. even Foster Cromer (of the old county
preserves AL ominous silence. SO now when
I must discuss politics IL Is with negro
preacher, but guess m get run over long be-
lore the March convention Is reached.
The good services OF our Old. council was en-
dorsed by their reelection without opposi-
ton. Mr.. j. X. burst could not serve and MIR.
X. w. Major was sub.tituted.
From the historical account Of how Jona-
than, by The UNCONSCIOUS assistance OF O lad
apprlsed DAVID OF .S4uIs' anger toward him.
Rev. MIR. Forester preached iorceful SER
mon Oh unconscious influence Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Fogarty, pastor elect OF The Pres-
byteriau church. entered upon his work Sun
Mr.. c. B. Alexander has moved into his
handsome new residence.
The Methodist Manse is nearing compile
tlon.
All the anti papers are making great fu-
ror over what the legislature did, they even
20 to extremes In denuuciatiOn OF certain men
aud measures. This to me seems absolute
folly. learned over Il year ago that was
In sad minority, and that there was no use
iretting aboutit II.
There would be just as much sense In get.
ting up Oh Mr.. Wiliams's good fiat rail and
joiuing the Greenvile News III the cry of
"TSaCe anu unity WullclIuo vi tyTdu-
ny and shackles of slavery were being every
day more closely forged upon US.
SO far as l know there is no feeling here
against any one ut Abbeville Tor their oppo-
SItiOn TO the new county.
Our people are long suffering and never
seek to uvenge wrong by injuring an ad-
versary. TO this end we remark that In
view Oi the vast amount OF business the
Press and Banner gets airon this town, most
of which II would retain. that paper can put
It's opposition on an elevated planet. e. oppose
the establishment OF Court house alike
at all points, In this county, rs inimical to
that papers interests, for this Is really the
motive Of all who oppose the measure.
1t is due the Democrats OF this section that
one Of their number tbe appointed post mas
ter here. ANY one OF. the dozen applicants
wou Id l suppose be acceptable 10 the masses.
Rev. Mr.. Forester prepared The Bible les.
sons for the current quarter published by the
southern Baptist Convention, which is
high compliment TO his ability as a Biblical
scholar.
fire broke out in the back room OF the
post office last Thursday night and but for
the timely discovery. alarm, and heroic work
Of our ylgilant Waterman, w. II. Nick
tion.
News has been received here OF the death
In Charlotte OF Mr.. A. A. Hand who was
once resident here.
Greenwood's Council has a larger surplus
cash on hand than was ever reported before;
this Is partly due TO the efficiency Of police.
man Riley In the collection OF fines.
Quite number OF new families have re.
Gently moved into town.
The MethOdsts are now worshipping In
their Imposing new editice.
From current expressions OF opinions, /
apprehend there would be no serious objec-
tion to the establishment OF u dispensary
here.
The fight for the new county came very
much nearer being successful than It's most
sanguine promoters at first anticipated. All
consider the time and money judiciously
spent.
II was our happy privilege to spend few
days Christmas with friends at Donalds. 1t
was In this prosperous town and among those
hospitable, christian people, where, just
nineteen years ago, our acquaintance with
South Carolinians began. / thought then IL
was the garden spot OF the world and nearly
q quarter OF centarys experience has not
suddest thoughts now 10 ME In the connec-
ton with the new county is that those de-
serving people are to be left inlthe old, at the
mercy OF the Abbeville politicians King
Hemphil and others.
| AS touching the new county question,
have already stated that no one mere has any
repinings, but there Is q concensus OF opin-
lon that there was some needless outside OPP
| position, for instance Judge Cothran's name
appeared on a counter petition as Attorney
for K. & ID. K. r. He says he did not SO
| sign II. The question arises, who didit? Again:
The GreenviHe News became u formidable
opponent when for 1t TO have remained neu.
trail would have been commendable, especial
| ly as our people were just beginning to for.
| get that Mr.. Williams came uncomfortably
near thwarting our first railroad enterprise by
Disgusting himself as Il tramp and going
on an inspecting tour through the convict
camps. s.
ANTREVILLE TEA CUPS.