The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-28
GREENWOOD's DOINGS.
/ Column Of Her Moyements-Her
People Her PrOgreSs-COttOn Still
coming to Market.

i Column Of Her MoyeInents-He,
People Her PrOgress-COttOnS Still
Coming to Market.
Greenwood, S. e., March 10, 1891.
Several large lots Of cotton were sold ir
Greenwood last week, and the streets arr
lined with the fleecy staple yet unsold.
Greenwood has fiourlshing lodge of The
Knights of Pythias. lodge Of the A. F. NJ
will be organized here soon.
| The Greenwood OIL Mill and Ginnery Com
pany will begin the rebuilding of their gin
merry In short time. The order for the gins
have already been sent forward. The Nun
ger System has been selected. BY this sys
| tenn the cotton is not touched after II enters
the ginnery till II is ready for ties to be placed
upon IT,
We notice DR.. Hughey's new dwelling
which is being erected where the old one was
burned, will soon be completed.
Mr.. Sproles, Greenwood's popular CORES.
pondent tor the Press and Banner, was absent
| from the city last week.
We did not get many society notes this
week az we failed to see Mr., Jewett Mckellar
who is always posted on such matters.
The Greenwood Cotton Mill, after having
been closed down over week while some
| improvements were being made resumed op.
erations last Wednesday afternoon. The i'm.
provements referred TO are the placing In OF
q new boiler and the oYerhauling OF the en-
gIue. The machinery now runs much more
evenly and at least two tons Of coal per day
less are required. The President Mr.: burst.
says the saving of coal alone will pay for these
improvements In six months.
The farmers in this section Of country have
been quite busy the past week preparing
their lands for making another big crop OF
cotton. They seem To think that the cheaper
cotton is the more OF 1t they should plant.
some four months, closed her school Mt Pert
vile few days ago, and has returned TO her
home al Fountain Inn, $. 9.
Prot. Lind-ay, of Cnronaca, informs us that
| .t.,t
night, Odd inst. al the Academy, The audi
ence will be highly entertained by the Coro-
naca Amateur Dramatic Club. Refresh ts
will be served and the proceeds OF the eve
ming will be used to improve the school build
While In Coronaca yesterday we noticed
that the handsome new dwellings OF Mr.. j.
D. Fooshe and Mr.. Hayne Henderson will
soon be ready for occupancy.
Mr.. Alex. Turner, who lives near Green
wood, Ia renodeling his dwelling.
Mrs. Rartow Henry, OF Augusta, Ga, is
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Bull
lock.
Judge Simonton's recent decision concern
ing the payment Of taxes by the railroads OF
this State seems to have been somewhat a
surprise 10 both factions Of the State demo
So far as is definitely learned no one has
yet been appointed postmaster at Greenwood
10 succeed the present incumbent, Mr.. Rober.
Tolbert, whose commission expires next o.
Lober.
Mr.. T. c. Seal of Abbevllle recently visited
his brother MIR. j. N. Seal, near New Market.
Mrs. John McCree, OF Dadesville, Ala, has
recently visited relatives In the neighbor-
hood OF Greenwood.
DIR. Crynes leaves to-day for Baltimore 10
be absent only few days.
So far the fruit crop in this section is safe
indications are that there. will be heavy
crop this year.
Gruin never looked finer in all parts of the
country at this time OF the year.
glad to learn that the war IN Brazil Is over.
The Greenwood Library Is, as 1t should be
we'll patroDized.
Mr.. w. A. Collins of Coronaca passed
TO Alabama where he will remain several
| weeks.
Tue annex 10 Harris's Hotel near Waterloo
3. c., which was blown down some ten days
ago, is being rebuilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore of Ninety Six
were In the city few days ago visiting the
family Of Mr. Hill.
Rev. Tranham Miller preached an excellent
sermon at Harrelsonville Academy last Sun.
day afternoon TO a large and appreciative con.
gation.
The Greenwood Graded school continues to
flourish under the able management Of Prof
r. b, Wilson.
Mr., j. L. Hughey, a strong advocate of di.
versi6ed farming is extensively engaged In
sheep raising. He is one among mahy OF our
successful formers who raises nearly every.
LnlDg neeueQ LOT nome cOnSufnpJiOn.
| In the death o: School Commissioner Cow
an Abbeville County has lost one Of her most
worthy and patriotic citizens.
Mr. J. w. Davis will leave here In few
days for fernando, Fla, where he has Sc.
cured work at the phosphate mines near that
place.
Mrs. j. B. Taylor will leave Greenwood In
few days for Dadesville, Ala, where she will
remain several weeks visiting relatives.
Prof j. G. Cork, who has for number o!
years successfully taught the Ninety Six
High School, Informs US that he has 80 pupils
enrolled.
According TO recent statement the cotton
mills Of South Carolina run more spindles
Miss Bessie Hollingsworth who is teaching
at Trinity Academy in the Buck Level
neigh borhood has flourishng school.
Whether President Cleveland Will or will
not veto the seignorage bill recently passed
by Congress is likely to remain question
90 Mr.. George w. QUITS Of the santuc neigh
borhoak lost two horses last week.
Miss Ida Mckinney OF his city Is visiting
friends and relatives near Phoenix.
One night last week some miscreant cut to
pieces pair OF new harness at purity at the
residence Of Mr.. Ladd Buchanan.
We notice Ia the Laureusvile Herald that
a ten-year old son of Mr.. j. A, Madden, Of
MHdden's, s. G., was killed by lightning one
evening last week while returning home from
school.
Mr.. Henry w. Wilkinson. after an absence
OF. several months in Florida, returned home
last Monday.
iting the family OF Mr.. A. p. Burnett.
n. o, Pyles.