The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
SCENES At GREENWOOD.
"S." STRIKES STRAIGHT OUT FROM
THE SHOULDER.
Folly, the Dispensary, the COnSta
bIes, and the Politicians Receive
Home ThruStS.

Folly, the Dispensary, the COnSta-
bIes, and the Politicians Receive
Home Thrusts.
Greenwood, S. c., Feb. II, 1885,.
My letter OF last week was duly mailed but
got lost. 1t was piece Of gross carelcssness
some where, but no harm came Of it. save the
rehashing this week OF some events more or
! Capt. d. Il. Williams was sti icken with pa.
raIysls last week, from which he is slowly re
covering.
MISS Mccall, of Benncttsvillc. is visiting
! Miss Margaret Finlay, In honor OF whom Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Simmons entertained their
young friends 81 few evenings since.
/ Space forbidS All eXegetical dissertation on
the prevailing weather, and The usual stereo
! typed remark is hOary chestnut.
! cREDITABLE DISCLAIMER.
over what appeared editorially in the News
and Courieru few days ago relative 10 the re.
/ moval Of their railroad shops tn this place.
Greenwood is making no effort TO take them
! from her. In fact we could not hope for so
much good to ourselves at 80 great O cost TO
our neighbor. AS q town we confess TO some
city pride-which we call patriotism-apd
ma be q few atoms Of conceit-which few
call egotism-but the spirit Of envy, spite.
jealousy and selfishness is not yet dominant
With US.
NO DISPENSARY FOR GREENwooD.
Governor Evans says there are two towns in
The state behaving themselves unseenly and
tntimates metropolitan police for them. Fo'-
lowing so soon after the defeat OF the dispen-
sary at Johnston and Green wood, there is but
| little doubt that these Two were meant. We
suppose our council and citizens will not be
alarmed but pursue the even tenor Of their
way, doing as heretofore all they can to sup
press the liquor traffic. The Governor may
III, ALI. nk,os1
the sale OF whiskey, but he nor they will new
er force our people TO consent To the establish
ment of dispensary here-and that, we be-
lieye, to be the end sought We concede.
however, that If he has the disposition he vii,
take the power and establish one over their
protest.
SCOOP ON PYLES.
BY q collision between two ocean steamers,
last Thursday, Oft the coast of England. near
Iy four hundred people perished beneath the
waves. We have for once gotten scoop on
y. y. Pyles on foreign news.
Mr.. Withers, representing the State, was In
town Thursday.
Council has passed an ordinance imposing
heavy penalty on the middle men" or
"strikers" for the blind tiger.
Those who bought the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA are delighted with il.
There isn't q shadow Of doubt that much Of
the cider which has been sold here was highly
intox xicatiDg, for all OF which the scrub tiger
tel.
Every person whose income is $500 or more
is liable To the income tax. There are In this
state about 800 persons who Will have TO pay.
Another scoop on Pyles.
JUST so.
Apropos to current events some Of our citi-
Zeus are curious to know what Is meant by
metropolitan police. why, the police Of Il
metropolis OF course, otherwise it would lie q
misnomer. AS for instance, the gendarmes OF
Paris. There are only a few places in the
Smte large enough 10 support IL, Greenwood
being one of them. Anderson, Greenylle
and Spartanburg are also eligible.
The Greenwood Journal has taken another
step forward. Hencetorth IT will be issued rs
an eight Instead of n seven column paper as
heretofore.
When John Irby wants to catch political
suckers he baits his trap with primary, So
called. He caught the News and Courier the
next day after setting his trap-old as the oait
wqS; Ne make no pre,enso to proficiency in Or
biography, but never did spell idiOsyncrasy
with ~" as the types had ii In our last let
ter. When thus spelt IL sounds much
harsher word 10 apply to gentleman who
only has q temperament peculiar TO himself
THEY no THE RIGHT BECAUSE IT Is RIGHT.
Our citizens are in the main aw-abiding
and endeayOr TO force obedience from the lew
be,Tluse IL is right and not from fear OF his en-
clemency.
THE COST or LAr1MER'S SEAT.
As far as we have seen the registration Of
voters on last Saleday was nothing but Il
farce. IL the powers enacting Il law so wiliul-
Is violate il. how can they expect obedience
to other laws,-eminating from the same
sOurce---frOm citizens TO whom they are Objec
tiunablc II this registration farce Is persist
ell iu in this district, we predict that il, more
than anything else. will cost Mr.. Laiimer his
seat in congress.
FUNERAL RITES.
Itappears that Democracy has been slain in
the house or its friends at Washington, but it
will lie in state until November 1896, and fl
nally be buried by It's enemies.
TRUTH IN 4 NUTSHELL.
AS long as we have protesting Christians
who will 20 as far in the service of Satan ms
the civil law will let them and this they Of.