The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-05
IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
A Live and Wide.Awake Correspond.
ent Tells all the News.
GREENWOOD, g, C.. Feb. 8.

ent Tells all the News.
Greenwood, 8. c., Feb. 8, 1896
We often hear the remark, II Tillman did
nothing else but the establishing Of Clemson
College. that would be grand monument to
his memory. Did he do this? 1t occurs to
this writer that he did not, II mistake not
Mr.. Clemson In his will set apart 30 much of
his property to the establishing Of an agrioul.
tural college, provided the State would accept
the offer and erect the buildings necessary:
fame the Legislature passed an act t. to accept acc p
the offer, and Governor Richardson signed
the bill making 1t law. MIR. Tillman coming
into power simply carried out the law that
! things that arc Cesar's, &c.
Last week while Messrs. S. B. Andrews and
Simps Partlow were out driving, their horse
became frightened At the train, dashing of at
desperate speed throwing them out Of the
buggy. Mr.. Partlow escaped with painful,
but not serious Injuries. Mr.. Andrews sus.
tained @ serious II not fatal injury to his back
once, and everything done to relieve his suf-
fering. AT last reports from him. he was do
| ing very we'll.
Miss sallie Gregory. Of Batesburg, is visit
The young people Of the town enjoyed So
cial at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Davis
one evening last week.
LOVER OF FINE STOCK.
Mr.. w. H. Frazier, Of Ninety.six section,
| visited Greenwood one day last week. Mr..
Frazier is a lover oflfn stock. He carries of
great many prizes from the State Fairs on
his fine stock.
| It Is very sad to hear Of the death Of q
young man, much more 30 to hear Of young
man taking his own life. I have just heard OF
q young man at Cokesbury shooting himself
M Anossss @ s sSooting Ees at the Cotton
mill. One boy carelessly handling pistol
and 1t Is discharged. The ball entered the
head Of another boy standing near by. Sure.
y there should be some way 10 stop ooys
This writer desires TO join his sympathy
and regret with the relatives and friends OF
Waldo Marshall In his untimely death. What
to the whole Of Abbeville to lose one Of their
fine young men. (What do now ye know
not, but ye shall know hereaiter)
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR OUGHT TO BE THE
BEST MAN ON THE ROAD.
be in selecting men or boys TO trust the lives
OF their patrons and their property. hear
the cause Of the terrible accident last week on
the g., c. & N. was that one Of their night op.
an operative TO go TO sleep on duty and cause
the death of his fellow man. These men and
boys (of trust should be required to give a
Miss Fannie jay Of this place is visiting
friends in Troy.
We noticed Mr.. 8. B. Latham, OF Chester, 8.
G., on our streets Saturday last.
My friend and schoolmate Mr.. w. L Foo
She iof Ninety-Six, was in town last satur-
day with his little mule. The little mule ts
quite a curiosity. He Is three years old and is
three feet four inche high and weighs 2s5
make money rapidly:
LEAP YEAR QUESTION.
This is leap year the last leap year we we viii
4 nd Ron MI hxy 10
Look 1t up girls as this is your year for pro.
posing, and you will not have another ior
eight years.
| NINETY-THREE YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Hill, sister Of the late Mr.. Stanley
| Crews, celebrated her 93rd birthday few days
ago with large circle OF relatives. Mrs. Hill
| Ia In good health and can read without the
aid Of glasses. Her brother, Mr.. Crews, died
At the annual meeting Of the ckholders
Of the j. X. burst d Co. Co. operative Store
they declared a dividend Of ten per cent for
in officers. Mr.. ]. K. burst, as manager, is
the right man In the right place.
| The Schubert Symphony Club and Lady
Quartette failed TO put In an appearance last
Saturday evening. I failed to hear any rea.
Born, to Mrs. W. H. Watson. January 2sth,
| q daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Hodges, Of Coronaca,
was grandchild Of Mr.. A. M. Aiken.
fall in difficulty, died last Monday morning.
DEATH.
Mr.. John Lomax, an old gentleman living
near Smithville died one day last week.
These three notes show that God is no respec-
| ter Of age. The child, the young man and the
old man has to succumb to that monster
In an interview with the undertaken, Mr..
w. v. Blyth, he says his trade IN bis line was
bury, Smithville, and other places.
Greenwood had had her share OF measles.
With one or two other exceptions we are hav.
| ing good health
Last Sunday morning was a bright spring
morning. Rain commenced TO fall about
O'Clock, and at night 1t was 80 dark and rain
ed 80 hard, think 1t put an end TO all church
| services here.
NEW CHURCH.
In an interview with some of the commit.
tee, find our Baptist brethren are about
church. They have between ten and twelve
thousand dollars subscribed. They haven't
exactly decided on the lot to build on yetr
Either OF the two locations IN view, are pic
ones. Success to you brethren. .-
BIRTHDAYS. +
The Greenville News In speaking OF the eel
ebrating OF birthdays Of dist tirdguished men q
legal holidays, among ot5cef things says: H,
supposes that when Ti'Aman, Irby and Shell
dies their birthdays Enll be fixed as legal hol
idays He further ssuggests that the first day
of April be observed as Tillmans and Irby's g
and the 29th Gay Of February be for Shells.
saw ip< che Press and Banner OF last weeh
under Sfarm and garden notes, that In Eug
land tomato plants have been grated on po
tat1o plants, giving a crop OF tomatoes above
gsfound and potatoes below ground. VIII
II Prof. ]. F. G. DuPre, of Clemson College, give
US his views on this subject.
i Iindorse Judge Earle's charge to the grand
jury on the dispensary question.
u IN PRAISE OF PROF. BAILEY.
i see In Press and Banner last week several
ii lcIiizena of. A hhevIlla WanL To atlanta To aef