The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-10
GREENWOOD'S LETTER.
Personal Paragraphs by the Score-Great
improvements Going on in the City-Big
Crops, Etc.

Greenwood, s. Co. July 8, 1895.
| 4 Chinese Laundry has been established In
Greenwood.
| Cation blooms were found in the field of
MIR. W. \. Harrelson as early as the 23rd OF
June.
| MIR. Ia Snroles is now canvassing the two
CHrolinaS and Georgia, in the interest OF the
Soulhern galway supply Company, OF Rich
mond, Va.
Miss Johnson, Of Newberry, is the guest Of
Miss Etiie Blake.
Miss Lila Calhoun and Miss Maggie Martin
have been attending the Tillman and kinard
tent meeting at Coronaca.
| Dr. W. I. c. Bates, State Treasurer, was in
| the city last week visiting his sister, Mrs. K.
B EplIng.
| Uncle Joe Haddon, of the Sautuc section,
spent Saturday in town.
! Through the courtesy OF Mr.. w. j. Craig, OF
| the =. r. r. S w. &. r. r., an excursion Is
| run here today from GreenviIle, Eaurens and
lSpartunburs the proceeds of sales OF tickets,
after deducling expenses OF running trains,
will be given To the Connle-MaXwell orphan
age. j. l.. Nass, Supt, of the Orphanage, eX-
| tends cordial invitation 10 all eXcursioDis lists
| TO visit the orphanage A similar train was
recently run from Clinton which netted the
| orphanage seventy-tive dollars In money and
many handsome contributions of various ne
| ceSSitieS of life.
| Miss Mamie Major and Miss Matilda
! Greene baye returned from an eX Xtensive Wis.
! IL TO friends in Bamberg and speak In very
comp plimentary terms OF the hospitable peo-
| pie Of that progressive town.
| Mr.. John Mcneil and wife, spent last ThurS-
day in Eerdery.
Candidates for the constitutional conven-
tlou will speak in Greenwood on the Goth inst.
| Miss Ola Shepperd, will in q few days visit
relatives in Edgefleld.
| Iaurens county, s. c., were inferred here on
| last Tuesday morning. Mr. Smith w:is q
brother to Presiding Elder Smith, of Spartan
burg. and had many, friends in this ana ad,
| Joining cuuutieS. He was some To years OF
lye and WAS a cons Stent member OF the
| Meth bndist church.
| DR., Gardner, pastor Of first Baptist church,
| Greenville, 5. g., after q two weeks service,
closed quite an interesting meeting here Sun
Miss Bessie Mcneil after a visit Of several
months III Palestine, Tex. returned home Sat
urday.
Miss Mary MCGEE, after pleasant stay in
| Newberry, has returned.
| Miss Addie Hughey and Miss Hattie Duck.
EFT left yesterday lor Newberry.
| Misses Mamie and Tudie Hill have just re-
turned from visit 10 friends In Greenville.
Miss Mackie Bullock, OF Quarry: Is in the
city visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Il. Medlock:
| Miss Mabel Harris. OF Laurens, Is visiting
| her aunt, Mrs. VI. A. Fellers.
| Miss Jennie Anderson, Of Waterloo, is WIS.,
iting relatives at New Market and vicinity.
The business OF j. l. Chipey & Bro has so
improved as 10 make ii necessary to greatly
enlarge their store rooms.
The old soldiers OF Camp Aiken will have a
basket picnic and barbecue at the Greenwood
| Mineral SpTlOPS on w euDebuuy, Iue StlH III
slant. Camp Marshall, Of Nlnety-Six. is in
viled to be present and participate In the fes-
tivities OF the day. Col: James H. Rice, OF
Ninety Six, is invited to deliver an address.
Mr.. w. J. Wells made this year 50 bushels
of wheat from 2]5 acres OF land and Mr.. Nj. A.
Fellers made between 400 and 800 bushels OF
oats on ten acres. Mr.. Wells says that his
lands that were sewn last year in peas made
double the quantity OF other lands Of equal
| fertility.
Mr. d. A. p Jordan. President City Bank,
returned 10 Greenwood day or SO ago from
u business trip over the State.
Quite a number OF substantial improve
ments are going on in Greenwood. Bailey.
! Bark sdale 4 CO. are erecting Il brick store ad-
ljoining their handsome store rooms; MIR. j.
W. Greene will also erect a brick store where
his old one stood; burst T. Co. are erecting u
substantial brick warehouse; the capacity OF
the Greenwood Cotton Mill Is being doubled /;
burst memorial building al the Connie Max.
well Orphanage is progressing steadily; Mr..
Walter Jones is remOdelng his store room oc-
cupied by j. /. pley Il Bro; MIR. ThOs. r.
Riley will erect three brick stores between RI
ley'S Hotel and the Bank OF Greenwood: Mr..
John taylor has just painted his new resi-
deuce; the y. NJ. +. church In lower Green
i wood Is in co"rst Of construction and num-
Der OF new cottages have been recently quilt.
Possibly there are other improvements going
: on here which have not reached the notice OF
your correspondent.
MIR. 5. :. Tompkins, of Columbia, father of
ID. Fl. Tompkins. Secretary of State, and his
wife and daughter, Mrs John II. duncan,
were in the city Saturday. This is Mrs.
ITompkins first visit To this place in p years.
He went TO school here i'll Old Greenwood 80
years ago. Mr.. Tompkius Is much pleased
with the appearance of Greenwood and notes
many changes since he was here last.
Miss Annie Major. returned from Coronaca
yesterday where she had spent some ten days
with friends.
A movement is on foot looking to the es-
adjustment of water works at Green wood.
also q movement looking to the establish
ment OF another cotton mill here
! Quite large crowd of eHcursiOniSts have
arrived and game of baseball will begin at
220 p M. and bicycle races will commence
at o'clock. y. y. Pylcs.