The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-21
WHAT M. S. G.. WRITES.
The Abbeville Cotton MilI-NegrOes
and NegrOes-PersOnal POints-A.
II. ". l,rificiSeI.

Green wood, S. c., October 10, 1896.
While at Abbeville last week | went down
and inspected the Cotton Mill. II was my
judge, l pronounce the building, which Is
nearly completed, first class. The walls are
smooth and strait The mill Is three stories
and engine rooms. The roofing is made OF
tar and gravel The carpenters were busy
| laying the floors. The woodwork were oelng
painted. Another large crowd OF hands were
| busy under the supervision of Mr.. Patterson,
eXcavating and grading reservoir 10 hold
water The operative's houses were going up
rapidly all around. Altogether when COM
| pleted pronounce the enterprise all right
and an honor to AbbeviIle. The mill build
| ing will soon be ready for the machinery.
Not knowing, will not attempt to state the
number of looms and spindles that Is to 6e
put in the mill. am In favor Of our people
! of the South building cotton mills, &c. Able
willie deserves credit for building this mill
They could have built 1t long ago II they
While in Greenwood Saturday afternoon,
nv attention was attracted to an unusual
sight. When the down train arrived, Two
negroes got off the train, one tied with rope,
other eadng him. gPEdn Ppd 1nhn pggcEei
horse upon which there was a mortgage.
He run off and went to Anderson. Capt.
Austin appointed VIII Puckett. colored, as
constable He went TO Anderson, and after a
half mile race he captured his man and
brought him here on the train saturday. A
novel sight to see one negro leading another
In ropes.
10 determine whether we shall adopt the
chartar provided by the new constitution.
The election will be held on the same day OF
the general elcction-November sand 1t Is
hoped every qualified elector will cast his
vote upon this question.
District Deputy F. E. Harrison accompanied
by Past Grand Master w. 7. Branch, were in
the city last week to meet with the Green
wood I,06Qn A M Thngp 81
Interesting meeting and they enjoyed the
pleasure OF having those distinguished breth-
rem with them.
DR.. W.P. Zimmerman, son OF the Lleuten
ant Governor, was In Greenwood Wednesday.
We suspect this clever young gentleman is on
visit TO this part Of the country In quest OF
a lovely fortune more precious than silver Tor or
10 spare, we hope he will do we'll, as ne 80
richly deserves to do. :,
Mr. W. II. Mays has burnt a million OF
brick for Saluda county and is now ready ior
another job of like proportions. Mr.. Mays Is
a successful business man and has had Won
derful success this year in the brick business,
having II lied the order for the new Baptist
church here and that of Saluda for all her
public buildings without halt or hindrance
and without the loss of any part OF single
kiln.
Mr. Editor. 1 see In your last issue of the
NANTES signed A. D. V. recommending John
Gary Evans for Judge Of the Eighth circuit.
don't know who A. d. V. is but Will re.
mind him 1t is not customary to elect man
Judge who does not reside In the circuit. A..
ID. V. undoubtedly wrote the article referred
TO, as burlesque. John Gary Evans ought
to prosecute him for slander. He referred to
General NJ. w. Gary, as our uncrowned hero.
brave old Mart Gary. His resting place IS
certainly uncrowned. for there Is no mark or
trace TO show which Is Gen. Mart Gary's
grave No one can positively say W which Is his
grave. IL is shame to let the dust Of such o
fhnrnS and
briers as bis does. Then, too, to think, he pro-.
vided so handsomely in his will for the mark
ing of his. and his brothers graves. l think
A. D; v. ought to write an apology for his
article in last weeks paper. ] am In favor or
reform, and will say, that it was those in
favor OF reform that elected Judge Earle
United State Senator. repeat It, A. ID. v.
must have meant his article as a bvrlesque.
The Green wood Graded School has grown
10 such proportions that the Trustees we're
forced. TO employ another teacher. Miss
Mary Lee Major was elected and took charge
of her department this morning. The school
now numbers two hundred and sixty pupils.
The Trustees have built q nice chapel Tor tine
colored Graded School of Greenwood: