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IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
Items of All Sorts From Good Cor re.
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Greenwood, S. c., March 80, 1896.

Greenwood, S. c., March 80. 1896.
| Another old land mark gone. Capt. Henry
FL. CresSwell, of Scotchcross, near Greenwood
died one day last week at the ad vanced age
| of So years He was q prominent citizen ol
| his generation. Last fell he fell from the pi.
azza steps sew veral feet from the ground and
| broke his hip of which he never recovered
| He was buried last Wednesday the 18th, In
the family burial ground near his home.
There was large assembly of friends and
relatives present TO pay the last respects to
his memory. He had lived out his allotted
| time and has gone to his reward.
Rev. Lancints Burrows. D. d.. pastor OF the
| first Baptist church OF Augusta, Ga. is 10
| lecture here in the Baptist church tomorrow
night Tuesday, Slst) The lecture VIII be
| free. The pastors of the three churches 10
| Greenwood have agreed 10 have these lectures
| by distinguished speakers every week, II pos.
| slble. DR.. Clifton, of Aboeville, was the hrst
TO lecture OF this series. Every one that
have heard, has spoken very highly OF DR..
Cliftons lecture. Such series OF lectures
will certainly be very beneficial to every one
who will avail themselves of them.
/ E. Kimball and J. o. Johnston, seven day
adventists. commenced a religious meeting
in Greenwood last Friday night. They are
holding their meeting In the armory Of the
Maxwell guards. l don't know what their
doctrine Is, but believe they hold to the
seventh Instead OF the first day of The week
" Messrs. Leavell Gage, the wide awake
marble dealer of Green wood, Will make
large shipment OF some fine and handsome
monuments TO Florida soon.
or course Saluca Is in Greenwood township,
and will soon be In Greenwood county. l
congratulate her upon such strides as she is
making How could 1t be otherwise when she
has a Green wood man for Mayor. MIR. ID. II
Turner Is Greenwood man, but has cast his
lot with Saluca, and hear is building up
large trade.
The directors Of the new cotton mill in
Green wood, Xxi known as the Grendel MID has
located the site just back of the old Metho-
l La .,t,1 of hoy nPh
about 60 acres Of land from c. g. Waller and
]. Frank kellar.
Rev. Marion Dargan is a worker. On the
first Sunday in March he said he wanted
them TO pay the church debt OF 81 ,SSS. by Eas
ier Sunday. He inaugurated Il plan and
went to work. Yesterday, 5th Sunday, he an
nounced the result of one months worF
amounting to nearly sl,,o0. several OF tne
Maid by next Sunday which Is Easter. So In
one month Bro. Dargan by the help OF the
Lord has raised the amount necessary 10 rid
the Methodist church of debt. Bro. Dargan
is in high favor with his church, and is doing
GOOD work in Greenwood. All who wish to
hear good sermon on Easter sunday come
TO Greenwood Methodist church and hear
Bro. Dargan on the resurrection OF Christ In
the morning the resurrection of the body at
night. | venture to say all who avail them
selves of this opportunity will be richly paid.
Quarry is post office and nice little town
three miles north of Greenwood on the =: T..
q w. c. railroad, 1t takes its name from the
fine granite that is quarried all around II. s.
H. Benjamin is postmaster and runs a store.
He is a fine farmer and a substantial citizen.
T. H. Klugh l. Co., run gin,'grist and saw
mill, They are thoroughly reliable gen tie.
men, The quarry is operated by w. II: w elch
and T. j. Snider. They are now getting Out
the door and window Sils for bursts new
brick stores. They expect to ship soon
quantity of nice finished granite to Gains
Vile, Fla, for the first Baptist church at that
| place. Granite has been shipped rom inns
nnarry 10 Cincinnati, Savannah, Charleston,
| Augusta and q number Of other places TOO
numerous TO mention. The frame work is up
| of the new Methodist church. Messrs Welch
| d Spider has the contract to build this church.
$. NJ Benjamin an energetic young farmer OF
| Quarry has some fine hogs, also two very fine
Young Jersey cows. They have good school
at Quarry, taught by Miss Edith Ben
The old Rock church (Presoyteran) has a
This writer was born and lived n years one
fourth of inile from this place.
Material Is being placed on the ground for
en- stores next door to Riley's hotel will be
torn down and replaced by these brick ones.
Quite a quantity OF brick work In Green
wood is TO be put up this summer. Three
stores. the Baptist church, and the Grendel
COTTON mills Is already on foot. Greenwood
has I3 stores now occupied, two banks, one
post office one undertaken. one marble yard,
and for blacksmith shops. one carriage repair
shop and number Of shoe shops, four livery
and sale stables, ono oil mill, one cotton mill
in Opration and will build the second one this
year.
Greenwood has five or six more locations
snitable for cotton mills.
Mr.. w. w. Klugh, one of the directors OF
the Grende cotton mill, Is large planter
and a good farmer at Coronaca. -,
Dr. Fogarte is still sick. Rev. w. >. bean
ID. d., of Clifton, Editor of the southern Pres
byterian and Professor in the theological sem
inary, came and filled DR.. Fogarties pulpit
last Sunday morning and night NJ. u.