The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-06-24
GREENWOOD ITEMS.
pleasant Letter. Written in u Pleas.
unt SIyle.

Greenwood, =. C.. June ~, 1880
: lam indebted tC Il friend OF mine Tor some
! OF the following dots rom (or"haca.
Rev j. r. Jacobs, al CLINTON. breaches eT'
erv third and fiflh sundays al toronaca in
the Presbyterian church. lie VIII begin a
pr0lracted meeting in this church beginning
Inc third SUNDAY III July. Mr.. Jacobs has
eiveu satisfaction aS pastor and preacher To
his congregation. He has been called TO sup
plv This church for another year. The Pres
bv,erian church al CoroGaca is q handsome
new church and would be greatly improved
if IL were painted. There are two other nice
churches AT Coronaca- A Methodist and
Baptist.
State OF South Carolina than Corouaca.
went 10 school there IN 1863 TO 1865. Therefore.
| am indebted 10 her school for Whist educa'
tiou have.
Mr.. ]. F. Coleman is still sick. He has been
closely confined TO his room Tor several years
II ii be the will OF that great and good Physi-
clan who healed so many while on eaEtn' va va
would pray that he would restore our olu
friend TO health again.
The Coronaca Ull Mill Company was o,gnu,
lied on the 18th with capital STOCK OF slo'u.v, ~.
The shares were paced at 80 eacii; 50 tu''.
persons with moderate means couIu III ~ ,r
and be identified with the enterprise. Inc
shareholders are all local. lnis company
has bought ont the grISt mi! saw mlll piauei'
blacksmith shop pand wool repair psanI' srina tTI
saw pIape and do repair work for the general
public, as we'll as furnish OIL, meal ana nuns
for market. This company Is under the dlrec-
lion of the following board: W. W. klugn,
President: Percy Lumley, David Aiken, !.
r. Willard, ". A. Collins, ID. K JORGE, H. d.
Henderson, directors. y charter has been ap-
nIied for The whole community Is enthused
and viii give its support TO this their first
manufacturing enterprise soon TO be opened
M Curunaca. They propose 10 equip their
mill with the latest improved machinery,
rins eIc l would advise them 10 consult Dr.
NiIlwee OF Greenwood, for l thi lk he is the
best oil mill mau IN the south.
II | could, | would like TO write an article
on Truth W. Policy. will simply give the
outlines of what is IN my mind and let my
readers make the application. In using the
word truth. don't mean specially the telling
of an untrulh, but the concealing OF facts for
policy sake. Why, sir, in these latter days
men are afraid To speak the truth boldly for
fear il might hurt their business. call poll
cy man a fence rider. He is afraid TO assert
his opinions tor lear OF policy. Can you real
ly tie 10 such man. / have heard parties
say don't publish al epidemic for fear IL
mig hit injure the town. Away with policy,
he thou therefore strong, show thyself
man.
ture in the Green wood Methodist church next
Friday night at $50 O'Clock. The public Is
invited. No charges.
Mr.. Samuel Turner son of Mr.. William Tur-
ner near Greenwood, died yesterday OF con-
sumption. MIR. Turner was d fine business
ycung man. | think he clefked in Aboevllle
A I.w years ago. How sad for young man
tn ba cut dow n so soon in life.
| picked up the following near Harris
Spring In Iaurens County. 1t is said that
sunday before last, June 18th, large crowd
OF young men visited the above spring and
behaved unbecomingiy for Sunday, playing
len pin ally and sucn like. making great
deu! OF noise. The man heard telling IL eX.
pressed hi iInself very freely about it. If any
of the guilty parties should see this would
remiud them 0i the command TO remember
the sabbath day To keep II holy.
7 showing
ton bloom last week. The first bloom seen in
nv cotton was ou the 9Th OF June.
Nv observation last week was that the lice
,s having havoc with the cotton crop. saw
snue lie IDS that look eu as if II was half dead.
II is Il general complaint all over the coun-
Try. ,,. , ,,
inc from the Savannah River within three
niles OF Lanrens Court House. ! erected
three nice tombs in Laurens County besides
INV sales. Leavell Il Cages work give entire
saw in Laurens paper last weel; that
senator Irby would not be u candidate for re-
election. He gave rs his reason that his par
~ had dropped him and 1t would be too hu.
H,yiatlug To ask his heretofore opponents 10
wnie for him. | saw in the same paper that
indge Earle and Mr.. Donaldson would be
candi dates for the U. ). Senate. don't lhlnk
Te could do better than TO elect Judge Earle.
'rhe Grendel Mill Co. has bought, and has al
-eady placed it in position, an engine for the
nnrnose OF raising brick, mortar and all other
paterinl on the walls instead of by hand.
Thev bring their water from the branch TO
make the mortar with. 1t is certainly great
labor saving machine.
Miss Jessie and Miss Annie Simmons Is
home IRON "lillamsloh SoNeSe " sPenu
their vacation.
Messrs Simps Partlow, NJ. {. Taggart and
Iohn Major has gone ir kentucky for week
or len days pleasure trip.
Our Young friend, George Marshall Moore,
con of our efficient post master. MIR. L. NJ.
Wonre graduated last week at Wofford Col
isoe with quite distinction. He bore OIL The
handsome gold medal in science. The degree
of 4. NJ. w&s conferred upon hm. Green-
good boys always stand high In college.
our Presbyterian brethren are to lose thelr
nastor, Rev. J. +. Fogartie. He has been
Elected TO a profesSorship in the theological
Ienartment of the southwestern Presbyterian
University of Clarksvil!e, Tenn. Mr.. Fogar-
les friends here will hate to give hiIn up.
The Town Council has made contract with
. Mr. Andrews 20 bore an artes'an we'll as
Soon AS he can bore 1t. Mr. Andrews has Just
completed we'll at Laureus. There Is noth-
ing like having plenty OF water:
Miss lola j., daughter of Mr.. L. Sheppard,
and c. NJ. Bobo, of Laurens were happily mar
RED last Wednesday, June 18th, Rev. DIR. For
roster officiating. We extend our congratula.
tions to the happy pair.
Miss Rosa PlOwden presldes at the Central
Office OF the telephone system.
Fhe trustees OF the Ninety.SiN school has
elected Major j. H. Rice principal OF their
school. Professor Cork has been with them
for a long time, but has gone TO a larger neld
| forgot last week to report the death OF Mr.:
r p. Mickier He died on the Sth or 9TH OF
June. He was one OF onr oldest ana m wealth wealth
lest citizens. He had been blind for several
Sr.s ua leovos q wife and daughter 10