The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-07
IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
That Town IL Ever 50 Much Better
Ehnn AhNrYillr.
Greenwood, 5. e., October j. 1896.

Greenwood, ). e., October J. 1896.
hear Nenor Ray and Andrew Palmer
werG acquitted OF the murder ol j. j. Moseley
! We don't want them back III Greenwood
| We prefer their room 10 Their company.
Mrs. Il. &. Williams RETURNED last week
after spending sometime with relatives IN
| y nuerSjn.
Mrs. \. q. Davis OF Arkansas, is spending
some time with her aunt. Mrs. Mlllwee.
Miss susie Morris has been quite sick for
several day IS but Is better.
! Rev. K. II. Nall, DID,, preached his first
sermon yesterday as pastor Of the Green.
wood Presbyterian church.
| Yesterday Sunday, was big day here with
| the Eplscupnl church. The occasion was that
| OF deulcatlug their church, which Is new and
neat little church. Bishop CdperS conduct
cd the services which was very long. |
! noticed several visitors whom | knew and u
| number did not know. w. II. Parker, Mr..
| HUI OF ADbevll.e. Col. LipScOmu, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frazier Oi Ninely-SiX. An extra train
| Irom Sptrtanburs brought the choir that did
| the singing.
The Methodist ard Baptist congregations,
| together with their pastors Joined with the
PresOy terian congregation sunday nlsht III
their service, this being the first Sunday oi
thelr new pastor DR.. Nall.
| We weIcome our old friend w. II. Kerr and
| family back to Green wood. They moved 10
Abbcvil,e about year ago, out returned last
week.
| copy from the Journal the following !:
| Mr.. Junn Bolin and Miss Lille Snipes, III.
rived here saturday on the down tram ana
hastily sought Magistrate Austins oillce.
where they were married. whence lhey
COME aud whittier they go we know no!.
DR.. l.. q. Martin Is quite sick with a car
buncle on his back.
Mr. A. A. Morris, the photographer, made a
ine picture one day last week ol our croWueu
street with cotton and people.
The Green wood Oil Mill has ginned up 10
dale Ii s. bales Of cotton. 1t would he hard
| To lind Il better oil man Than Dr. MillWee.
see from the Press aud Banner that The
RI il roads are not treating Abbevllle as she
would wish 10 he treated. The Press ana
ounner says neither road seems 10 oe desirous
OF being in touch with the people or TO be
friendly with the customers VINO give the
roads business. Tnis Is not the Gaze III Green
wood. All the roads here seem To appreciate
oar patronage. Il tilroads run their business
on Uuslness principals. They do not care
anythiug Tor buuquetS, fire works, wines, &C.
In fact lney prefer their men not drinking
wines. Greeuwoud's plan has always been 10
pay cash Tor what they got, and not much
wine. Greenwood could have had the shops
if she had did higu enough, but We dld hol
see a greatueal III them. We have no com.
plant ~ make of our treatment by any oi
the three roads running through our town., ex
cept we wish the Southern and the Port Royal
aud Western Caroilna would make a nltle
change with their tracks through town ana
run Luem ny the 5. y. l.. Depot, and make
union depot. Our town js getting u be too
large Tor Two rali roads 10 run through the
puUIlc square. IL Is too dangerous. never
have: seen mJre courteous gentlemen lhan
Tie rail- roads nave at Greenwood. The Press
and Banner says the > a. l.. wants them ~
give lhcm iiuy feet OF right otway on each
side OF the slide track to the cotton mill. He
says TO grant them this would be TO give the
road turee-Iourtns o. Iuur-iitths Of The cottun
mill, as the miIl Is located on such right
AWAY. | Just would not do such business.
thought AuueyiiIe had better business men
THAN 10 entertain such proposition. The
). A. l.. and =. Il. d. W. Y. roads have both
quilt "A side track to the Grendel Mills, and !
hear OF no disagreement between mills and
roads, NJ. 5. u.