The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-03-25
GREENWOOD.
The Growing city and Her Public
Spirited Citizens.

SDlEIteu
Greenwood s. c.. March %, 1896.
Last week was cold, changeble and disagree
able weather The farmers are pushln thelr
interests, and quantity Of plowing has been
done. l find a very few oats soWn throughout
the country. In travelling over the country,
it appears 10 my eye, that there will be Il large
cotton crop planted this year, hVe bales OF
cotton ut or 9 cents, and plenty OF corn IN
the crib, Is better than ten ten bales at at o,o ana .
plenty of meat. All cotton ana no corn
means no meat.
REPUBLICANS.
The Republicans of Abbeville county, held
meeting in Greenwood last Saturday, to elect
delegates 10 the Stale convention. ! inter-
the following list of delegates. John R. Toll
bert.R r. Tolbert, r. Il. T0lbert Jr, L. c.
Waller and NJ. w. Moragne. I don't know
what else they did.
FAMILY QUESTIo;.
What relation are the three families men,
ton below. A man married, the fruits OF this
marriage was son and daughter, and his
wife died. In after years this mau and this
son married two sisters, and their wife's
brother married the daughter OF the one and
the sister Of the other Of the first marriage
What relation is the children of the three
families. My informant says this is an actual
occurance OF his near neighbor. VIII some
one answer this question through the Press
and Banner
THE SICK.
am sorry to report Mr.. w. Duckett still
quite i'll may he soon be restored to health.
Mr. J. K. burst left last Tuesday with MIR.
goes TO be treated at the hospital Can yon
find a better man in the county, than j. X.
burst. He goes with one of his clerks and
waits on him at the hospital. w
Revs. Forester and Fogartie are still too
unwel to fill their pulpits. Their congrega-
ton worshiped with the Methodlsts last Sun.
day, giving us full house.
DON'T KNOW THEM ALL.
am sorry to report the death OF Mrs. Nor.
wood Graham. They were bothIyoang, and to
loose a companion so young and fair is cer-
| tainly very sad. Mr.. Graham is brother Of
Hon. T, 4. Graham, and lives near CokeS.
berry. Mrs. Graham had had measels, and
| her death was sudden and unexpected. She
was buried last Friday.
| 1t has not been many years ago when this
writer could call the name OF almost every
| man, woman and child In Greenwood. Today
I can't call the name of much more than half
OF the men and women, TO say nothing Of the
children. The growth Of Green wood is 80
and coming back, open their eyes in wonder.
LEAP YEAR.
| Your correspondent, L. from Bradley S. c.
March II, says he has not seen any answer
10 my question in regard to 1900 not being a
| leap year. and that certain little school girl
that he knows is anxious to have NJ S. G. ex-
| plain 1t himself If can, will try to answer
it,. l may have to borrow some facts from
history, and other sources. Weget most of our
knowledge from history; our present mode OF
| reckoning time was introduced In England in
| 1852. The natural divisions OF time, are the
day, the lunar month and the year. The
month has 20 days - hours, A minutes and
2 GS seconds, that The year has 365 days 5
hours IS minutes and 40 seconds. The Julian
| Calendar made the year 365 and Il days.
Three years were given 365 days while the
fourth was given 366. hence the leap year.
The difference between the equinoctial year
and the one of the Julian Calender in 4UO
ules. Pope Gregory XIII, acting under the
| advice OF the astronomer Clavius, decreed
| that the century year, instead Of being leap
year, US under the old system, should be onI y
glance that you cannot divide 1900 by 400
without remainder. This adjusts the days
of the time mentioned above, and leaves q
discrepancy OF only hours and 27 minutes
for every 400 years. England changed the
Julian Calendar for the Gresorian In the year
1852. All the civilized countries now use the
Gregorian Calender with the exception Of
Russia which still uses the Julian. have
heard some try to answer this leap year ques-
tion by say Ing every year that could be divid-
ed by without remainder would be leap
year. Not so. but every century year that
cannot be divided by 400 without remainder
would not be leap year. You cau divide 1900
by without remainder, but you cannot
divide 1900 by 400 without remainder. If I
have not answered this question correctly,
Born to Mrs. Marion Dargan. a son,
March 20.
A blessing In disguise. If East End will
make diligent inquiry, be will find that my
notes in reference TO the railroad tax .is prov.
Ing blessing instead OF curse.