The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-07
GREENW00D'S LIFE.
HER PEOPLE - THEIR ACTIVITY - THEIR
ENTERPRISE AND THRIFT.

| and BachelOrs-POliiics and PeOpl
Counties and CANT
and Grievances - Governors AM
Greatness Royal RefOrmers ant
the Rigid Righteous.
Greenwood, 8. c., Feb. 8. 1894.
Mr.. J. w. Wells is preparing TO begin tn
The OIL Mill Company will probably re
build their ginnery on much more eXten
slve and improved plan than the one burned
One or more brick cottages will be erected
at the Orphanage next summer. Onward ant
upward is Superintendent Vass' motto.
There Is at least one thing common Will
our Governor and President-both are lik'
old ID man Collins sheep; ;,o er,, ., Hor,zoo
Brown. has removed to Newberry where hi
will continue the livery business.
l would have II understood, once for al
that, in choosing matter, framing sentence,
and COUGHING paragraphs, make no attempt
TO suit newspaper critics. TO please the com
mon people is the extent OF my ability, the
end OF my ambition.
Correspondents often have TO make correc
tions, sometimes retractions, neither Is dis
honorable. but both are annoying. l said
last week that Conductor Youngblood broke
his arm here on Sunday, 1t was one OF Dis
train men who only suffered dislocation.
BY the accident at the Spartan Mill several
hundred operatives will be out OF employ.
ment for several weeks yet 10 come. Among
this number there are doubtless many who
are hard run and will undergo many priVa'
tions, but know that the kind hearted Pres.
ldent Capt. John H. Montgomery will not a ].
low any OF them to suffer. However II ar
fords q golden opportunity for Hon. stan;
yarne Wilson, Editor CAN'T and Judge Hill
TO show, In q tangible way, how much love
they have for the "dear factory people,"
good bit OF trenchant wit, Is there In the
reported statement OF South Carolina muir
derer recently captured In Texas; He leli IN.
TO the clutches OF the law In the Lone Star
State for stealing. He gave 1t out to his Gus.
todians that there was u large reward offered
for him in this State, he having Killed man;
In doe time our Stale officials we're notified
went for him. He readily consented TO come
back without requisition papers. saying he
would rather be tried for murder In South
Carolina than for theft In Texas.
Supreme Court is going to decide the dispen-
sary law unconstitutional, but Is giving tht
state time 10 run off the stock on hand. Hav-
ing done this 1t can get out OF business on
short notice, having no bar nxtures 10 pack
up or dispose Of.
A great many OF our farmers have money
on deposit In bank, those who haven VIII
have no difficulty IN getting all they need
This entire section was never In better shape
for making a crop.
DR.. ]. B. Hughey has moved Into one OF Mr.
Giles's houses until he can rebuild.
When you have an Item OF news remember
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most every person in the county will have an
Of reading It. This paper is paid
to visit four fifths OF the homes In the county
and large per cent OF the other NTH Dor 70"
Editor Rowell has been confined to his
room for several days.
Associate Editor Thompson has moved into
the Cheatham house in old Greenwood.
For several years the cotton mills Of New
have been unable to compete with
those OF the south in the manufacture OF sta;
pie goods. It is now thought that the stlll
further advantage given the southern mills by
the passage Of the Wilson Dill IN It's present
shape, will force all manufacturers OF cotton
goods into the south. A great many seem 70
think that our adverse legislation, and war
against corporations and capital, puts Soutn
Carolina In bad shape to DID lor any OF in9m;
AS an offset to this we can offer unparalleled
In the way OF water powers, OF
which no Slate in the south has an equal. 80
that 1t Is quite probable that our State Will
continue In the lead In this important indus
try until all OF her most important water
powers shall have been developed.
: We can now speak definitely about the po.
pulation of our town. The census. shows
CANT guesssr. That 1t was correctly taken
needs no verificaton. The name OF Mr.. 8. u.
Major as ennumerator Is sufficient proof.
Mr.. ]. r. Harris is doubling the capacity
loo. When finished be can accom- modate
several hundred guests, the increasing popu.
larity OF his spring made the extension neces.
sary. Greenwood has spring IL she only
had Harris to develop 1t and bring 1t into
Granting that the New County question is
a proper one 10 inject into state politics, the
plying OF 1t to the gubernatorial candidates
body knows where Mr.. Evans lis at" and q
every other candidate was there too he would
still be the choice OF the Court House lawyers
politicians and new county opponents hno
very likely through their influence the choice
Of selected delegation.
MIR. NJ. B. McGee, OF Greenville. has been on
a visit TO his daughter Mrs. j. W. Sproles.
Miss Maggie Williams Is of 10 Anderson
where she Will take part in the approachint
MIR. Tul Ellis, the handsomest bachelor In
Due West-the Adonis Of ChickasaW was II
town last week.
MIR. E. A. Reynolds has awarded tne con
tract for building his residence 10 Cook
Greene.
days.
smaller counties, seems TO be growing
throughout the State. There Is no question
about our large counties heing great barie
TO our material prog ess and general prosper
ity. The advantages OF smaller counties ar
20 many. so great and yet 80 common tina ma
If the question OF division was left TO th'
people It would pass Overwhelmingly. In lac
its only opposition would be from the rev
around The old Court Houses, which opposi
tiOn would spring from purely selfish motive
but being perfectly natural would be admlssl
| be.
Besides, when O community er society o
individuals, desire - separate and establish
themselves into new compact, In conformi
ty TO the law, and TO remain a part OF tn
whole 1t should be allowed, without any al
| tempt TO coercion whatever may he their mo
tives.
H. is simply question OF States rights local
| ized. And Abbeviile, the birthplace OF seces
sion should be the last place In the state u
rake objection. The establishment OF
! Court House at any particular place Is anoth
er and very different question, one tina
should he decided by the people within th'
proposed territory after the metes and bounds
have been established.
One of our erstWhile antl's mas JUST nnlsIet
having his taxes. He says he has not paid J
81 mt once, nor before the time expired sine
Radicals, by the kindness Of Treasurer Blak
| he Ia able 10 preserve his record even In thes
record breaking time.
Mr.. J. H. O'Neall and wife. OF GreenVllie
are visiting his father family.
Mr.. Statcher IL erecting two cottages on nj:
vacant lots on New Street.
Conductors Armstrong, and McManus am
engineers Manning and Morris with thei
crews lie over here every night and SUNDAY
They are all fine men and we would be oe
lighted 10 have them as citizens, but unde
the circumstances Mr.. Major could not enuin
crate them rs such.
Mai. S. P. Brooks, of Greenville, Is look In
after his interests here.
Drs. Neal and Cobb performed an operate iol
on a little son OF MIR. Wister Golden lns
Thursday-they taking out the necrose
hone In one leg caused by bruise received
sometime ago. The little fellow is doing YER
well.
Mrs. Carrie MCGEE and children are of on
visit to relatives In Columbia and Darlington
| Miss Cecelia WInstock, of Charleston, Il
visiting her sister Mrs. A. Rosenberg.
The cotton season being over MIR. w, A
Riley has returned home from Raleigh Wher
large cotton firm. A very tlattering renr
lrom hia employ ers proceeded him which wa
very gratifying, though not surprising 10 III
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