The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
GREENWOOD.
Mr. PyIes Views The Landscape and
Makes Many NOres.


| Makes Many Notes.
| Greenwood, $. e., June 4Lh. 1896
| The school rtainment given NJ the CLOS
oflhe Nerdery High School ON the evening
OF the 2lth ultimo was success despite In
| lnclemtncy OF the weather. Everybody Wh'
attended speaks in The highest terms OF II
We heurd one person say: The program
was lengthy, yet the audience did not tire II
| the least" Another said, 81 did not thinl
| such All eutertainme mt could have beer got
| ten up ina town SO small as Ferdery." Thes'
were not all, by any means, of the compli
| mentary expressions we heard.
| The success Of the entertain Ement was due
| in a large measure, To the untiring efforts o
| the teacher Miss Mamie Short, who did some
excellent school work during the session JUS
closed. The people Of Verdery always unite
In anything that tends to the advancement o
the Interests of the community and the mat
ter OF employing Il first class teucher and then
giving that teacher their moral and financial
support is not an exception 10 the rule
Below we give the program:
Salutatory-Master Thomas Purdy.
Little Cock Robin-Masters Joe Muse. j. w
White, Richard White, CIaud White, Andrew
Fell, Miss Mary Muse. Miss Eula Fell Miss
Rebecca TolberL, Miss Mamie Kate Scott
Miss Esse Lou Scott, Miss Alene Scott.
Observation-Disclosures Claud White.
TableauX-The Seven AgeS-Eugene Devlin,
Jerome Devin, Miss jamie Muse.
LaSca-MisS Lila Fell
Recitation-J. w. Scott.
Recitation-Richard White.
Recitation Andrew Fell
Three Little Mushrooms-Miss Louise
Wharton. Miss Rebecca Toloert, Miss Essie
Lou Scott.
Tableaux-Woman's Rights Scene-Miss
Eva Scott, Miss Lila Purdy, Archie Fell, Paul
Purdy.
Rectation-J. b. White.
Recitation-Wilie Scott.
Rectation-TaSWel White.
Aunt Jemima's Courtship-Miss I,alla Scott.
DiaIogue--,Miss Mary Muse, Miss Anuie Tol-
bert, Miss Allene Scott, Marvin Wharton.
Recitation-Miss Lizzie Scott.
Bridal Wine Cup-Miss jamie Muse.
Stump Speech-Old Steve-MaJ J. J.. White.
Notwithstanding Thro' the Rye"-Miss
Essie Lou Scott, Joe Muse.
Little Brown Jug-Eugene Purdy.
Drana-Aunt JurushA's Mislak,-MiSs Bar
bara Townsend, Miss Cora Hardy, Eugene
Devlin, Lowry Muse.
Cataline's Dehance-John Hardy.
The Old Clock on the Stairs"-Mlss Rebec-
ca Tolbert.
Rock Of Ages"-Mss Mary Muse.
TabIeauX-Rock Of ,Ages-Miss Barbara
Purdy, Miss Alma Fell.
Declanation-Gnssie Henderson.
Camp FIRE Song,,MIi,ss Mss Lille P9rdy' Mss iss
Cora Hardy, Miss Eva Scott.
The Conquered Banner-Marvin Wharton.
Miss Matte Purdy.
TabIeauX-The Marble States-Miss Mart
Morrow, Miss LOIS Muse. Miss Cora Hardy.
Declamation--RobertP Purdy.
"Guilty or Not GuiIty?'-Miss Minnie
Muse.
bara Townsend, Miss jamie Muse. Miss Eva
Scott, Miss Cora Hardy, Miss LaIla Scott.
Taoleaux = The Artists Studio - Eugere
Devln, Miss Lila Fell Miss Matte Purdy.
The Last Hynn-Mlss Barbara Townsend.
observation-disclosures Purdy.
"'Ostler Joe'-Miss Laila Scott.
"Where Is Annette ?"-Miss JAMIE Muse
somebody's Mother"-Miss Annie Bell.
Poor House Nan"-Miss Lila Fell.
uX-Jealousy-Mss Lalla Scott, Miss
Lila Purdy, Paul Purdy.
Drama-a Cure for Obstinacy-Miss jamie
Muse, james Pardy, Robert Purdy: Miss Eva
Scott, Miss Barbara Townsend, Miss Lala
Lille Purdy, Miss Minnie Muse.
BurleSQue Sermon-Jerome Devlin.
Tableaux - The Bride - Miss Coral Muse
Sloan Morrow, Miss JAMIE Muse, Miss Barbara
Townsend. Miss Cora Hardy, Robert Purdy,
Miss Eva Scott.
Break Down.
Music-"Home, Sweet Home"
Miss Barbara Townsend, organist. furnished
sweet music for this happy occasion.
Messrs. f. A uld, ..r., and Olin Aud return
ed TO Greenwood from Nashville. Tenn. last
Friday after an absence OF six weeks.
State Consta ole }. j. Moseley and Policeman
]. B. Riley seized twenty-five gallons of blind
tiger liquor last Saturday In negro house
just inside the corporate limits Of Green wood.
A Sunday school has been organized at Har-
relsonville Academy with Miss Sulie +. Har-
rels6n, superintendent.
A COW ran over Mr.. Thomas Hurst, OF Yer
derry, last Wednesday and broke three Of his
ribs.
Rev. Mrs. Wharton, accompanied by her
is visiting her mother In Laurens
county.
The Harrelsonville Literary Society meets
at the residence of Mr.. w. A. Hurrelson next
Friday evening, the IN instant.
Capt. d. r. Williams died here last Sunday
from the effects of a recent stroke of paraly-
sis. He was about fifty years of age and was
for several years in the mercantile business at
Greenwood. He moved here from Verdery
several years ago. since which time he had
three daughters, two OF whom are married.
The family in their sore affllction have the
sympathy of this entire community.
There was reunion OF the Confederate vet
Grams In Dursts Hall last Saturday afternoon.
They decided to have picnic or barbecue at
Samples spring on Saturday, the Goth Of July.
The Misses Mcneil, of Greenwood, visited
Miss Cora Hardy last Friday and Saturday
and were at the Literary Society at Major
Whites Friday evening.
Miss Mabel Griffin, of Bradley, visited
friends near Sal-ak last week.
Information was received here last Satur-
day that Mr.. Sam Duncan, OF Newberry coun-
ty, had during q difficulty Saturday at Clin-
ton shot and killed Mr. John Workman, OF
Laurens county.
Mr. Henry Wilkerson. of Green wood, after
an absence OF several months In Florida, re-
turned home last Saturday.
Over eighteen thousand bales of cotton by ac-
tual count. have been sold at Greenwood dur
ing the past season and the crop IL not yet ex-
htuSted. n. o. Pyles.