The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-26
IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
Facts and COmment-Pr Preachers and
People - Grave Stones Marriage
BeIls-Other Items.
Green wood, S. c., Feb. "a, 1895.

Facts ana -PreRcnerS ana
People Grave Stones - Marriage
BeIls-Other Items.
Green wood, S. c., Feb. "a, 1895.
| Last week was SO cold and windy that we
| burnt all the large chips, picked up at the
wood pile; and used up most OF the 81 sp pin1eass as
you will bear with us. VIII be on the looK,
out for the wood wagon and try to PICK up
some larger chips next time.
! l was sorry To hear OF the serious loss TO
| Mrs. William johnson, of Ninety-Six, IN
| her large dwelling house by fire. | nave not
| heard whether she had any insurance or not
| guess East End will give MS the particulars.
SIMMONS PROSPECTIVE FIRE.
| MIR. j. T. Simmons came very near Ing
big fire one day last week. He had hauled q
| large pile Of pine straw near his barn and
from one of the chiInneys was carried by the
wind into the straw. But for the diligence OF
the ladies OF his household and others, he
would have had big fire. The people OF
fighters. AS the windy season approaches,
everybody ought to be very careful about fre
Mr.. j. r. Summons fine pair OF gray horses
ran away one day last week.
USING AROUND LowNDEsv1LLE
| My trip to Lowndesvllle last week was
mixed with snow, rain, wind, cold and sleet
Notwithstanding the severe weather, had
uOSl PiCdsuht VI iP' he
| never met more sociable and kind people
| than live in the country l Travelled last week
Space forbids me speaking only Of those that
sheltered me in the cold nights OF last week.
Hardness of Antreville. They could not
have treated me kinder that night than they
did. Thursday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Hark-
ness went with me To Lowndesville to Smyr-
ma cemetery, where erected the monuments
/ spoke of last week, to their loved ones, AT
ter the work was all completed, Mrs. Hark-
ness invited us down TO were she had spread
n nice dinner brought from home. How we
enjoyed that dinner. Don get envious, Mr..
Editor, when 1 mention chicken, pure hog
sausage, biscuit, coffee, cake and custards. l
Try to DO rsS class at everything do aOnt
day night with that kind and genial friend
| DR.. Mosley in Lowndesville. No one knows,
only those who have tried 1t, how pleasant
| DR.. Mosley can make you feel at his house. 1t
was my first visit to LowndeSville. | was
favoraby impressed. l was sorry failed to
meet Troupe" He is teaching school some
distance from home. noticed several stores
vacant. also the bank is not in operation. DR..
Moseley, the Post Master, Is occupying the
bank as post office l left Lowndesville We'd
nesday evening and drove over In the nation.
There Ispent the night with ex-sherif w. D.
Mann. venture to say 10 man in the coun-
| ty will make fellow feel more at home than
Capt. Mann and his good wife. Thursday |
canvassed the Nation and Antreville. That
night landed me over In the Level Land sec
ton, where / spent very pleasant nig ght at
the hospitable home Of MIR. Henry Brooks. l
have known Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks only few
will want to go back again. Mrs. Brooks IS
so kind that You soon lose all timidity that
you may have at first. started for home
Friday morning. My trip home brought me
by Due West, thence by Hodges, landing at
home p IN.
Mr. James Andrews is still very sick. Also
| Mr.. J. w. Duckett Is quite i'll. 1 hope both Of
these worthy gentlemen may soon be restored
to health and to their places Of business.
| l noticed on our streets last Saturday Mess.
| Geo. Anderson and Mack Turner, Of Ninety
Six.
Miss Allie Kerr, Of Abbeville, is In Green
wood visiting her sister, Mrs. DR.. Crymes.
A STRANGE COW.
| One of the most marvellous things have
ever seen or heard OF Is a toy COW made OF
wood or metal. You pour milk into the COW.
She is ready then to be milked. You milk the
COW In the usual manner OF milking real
COW. There is a con injection somewhere trans.
mitted to the mouth of the cow that while
you are milking, she has the appearance OF
chewing her cud.
FIRE ENGINES.
Greenwoods fire engine and hook and lad
ders have come. The engine Is chemical
fire eXtinguisher. We get them on trial. II
we like 1t we are TO pay for 1t, II not we return
| II. This Is something that Greenwood has
needed long time. Think every town that
can. ought TO buy an engine. l don't know
what u cost.
Rev. NJ. Dargan had delightful service
Sunday afternoon for the children. 1t was an
object lesson. His subject was the magnetic
power of the love Of Jesus Christ. Mr.. Dar-
gan handled his subject we'll, and Interested
the children with magnet he used.
| SLATE BOARDS.
| Prof. c. r. Spencer deserves great deal of
credit for the energy he put forth to secure
such nice slate black boards as he has had put
in all the rooms of the Green wood Graded
School. The school Is doing well. The mea-
sles have interfered with the attendance for
| the last four or five months. The teachers
have finished up their monthly examination
| for February.
| HoNoRED PREACHER.
1t was my pleasure as we'll privilege to visit
| the grave and see the monument OF Rev. Jas.
| Dannelly at Lowndesville last Tuesday. l
never knew him, but have heard him spok.
en- Of so often, feel as If / knew him. He
| was born In Coum bia county, Ga. Entered
! the itnerancy Of the Methodist church In
! 1918. He died April 2S, lS55, and was SO years
old. No doubt there are plenty OF people liv-
| ing today who recollect him. There Is quite
number of our old preachers buried in old
Smyrna cemetery near Lowpdesville.
OUR PRESIDENTS BURIAL PLACE.