The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-08
GREENWooD's GREETING.
Mr.. HarrissMOves 10 GreenwOOd-New
Lodge - Accidentally Shot and
Killed Oyster supper Railroad
Taxes-Big Blind Tiger Case-Mer-

Greenwood, s. c., Jan. 6. 1896.
Mr.. j. s. Harris, Of Troy, has decided TO cast
his lot with Greenwood. He was burnt out
at Troy few weeks ago; and ,i has a aee,aed 70
mercantile business here soon. He mas rent
ed Miss Ella Majors house and lot on Main
street in which he and his family WIN live.
We welcome Mr.. Harris and all such gentle
Maple Camp, Woodman of the World, was
organized lodge In Green wood with the fol-
lowing officers: F. NJ; Allen. C.. c.; B. F.
Calhoun, Clerk; j. r. Leavell, Escort; A. Ro-
senberg, A. A. Gage and o. d. Duckett, mana
gers; r. B. Eptipg, medical examiner; w. +.
Sanders, watchman; w: P: Dean. sentry.
This company was organized with % men,
bers. This order Is said TO be good insur.
ance company.
How careful ought we to be In handling
fire arms. Mr.. Luther McClinIon was acoi.
dentally shot and killed a few days ago while
at turkey shooting by colored boy. The
young man lived only a balf hour. He lived
in two miles Verdery and leaves sorrowing
mother and friends to mourn his sudden
death.
! see in article 8. section IA of the new con-
stituton the members of both houses of the
Legislature shall be protected in their per-
sons and estates during their attendance on,
going TO and returning from the General As
sembly, and ten days previous to the setting
and ten days after the adjournment thereof
What does this mean? Are they not protect
ed by the constitution at no other time, or Is
this special protection Does 1t mean that
specified? Legislators who stand upon hon.
or and truthfulness need no such protection.
What about all of our members?
Honor gas M jSel Ry Baiey sad
them prepared and served. His good lady
certainly knows how to cook oysters. She
bad them cooked in different ways. The
Knights of Honor, met in their lodge, INSTALL
ed their officers elect, and after attending TO
other business they went In q body to Mr..
Bailey's hospitable home, where they enjoyed
the feast. Behold how pleasant II is for breth.
rem and oysters to dwell together In unity.
The prospects Of new railroad to Green.
wood Is good.
: Is 1t right that the citizens of Ninety-Six
township should have to pay the railroad tax
and then not get the road? I think not.
The Green wood Graded School resumed
their work Jan. 1st with full corps Of teach
ers, but their pupils are considerably thinned
out on account Of measles.
Mr.. Editor, 1t would be treat to you or any
one else to visit the large store or Mr.. ]. r.
Simmons filled with furniture carriages bug
giles, wagons, DC. He keeps everything to be
Of flooring capacity completely filed.
The big blind tiger farce was in vestigated
here last Saturday before Judge r. E. Cox. OF
Abbevllle. Last week five OF Greenwood's g
citizens were arrested and ordered TO Able.
Vile. together with twenty or more of Green.
woods best citizens as witnesses. Judge Cox
was requested TO come TO Greenwood and in
yestlgate the case. He did SO. II he had not
would not have been In keeping with the
Green wood. He 1s no stranger TO us or the
whole county. He has proven himself an ef-
ficient, faithful, Painstaking officer in every
trusted TO hun. The result Of the investigs.
tion was that Mr.. T. j. Arnold was held for
trial at next term OF court The others were
dismissed fol. want OF evidence. In tie
Ind0 u q n rofYn fh..aA
tilla Of evidence against them.
Mr.. George A. Barksdale, assignee OF the ef.
fects Of j. W. Duckett, sold at public sale last
Saturday large quantity OF accounts. Some
nothing. s. 6. Major was the auctioneer.
Mr.. Marius Sanders from Sumter and Miss
Annie, youngest daughter of Maj. II. 6. Hart
zog 7S, q this place, @ ran away and we're married
woods prettiest young ladies. May they have
a long and happy life. The left on the g.. G.. &
n. train for his home. Mr.. Sanders brought
the preacher with him. We failed to hear his
name.
Dwelling houses are in demand In Green
wood. don't know of single vacant house
In town. Others are TO be built soon.
Greenwood will hold their annual election
Jan. 18th. One recommendation in advance
Of new council whoever they may be- is TO
build new guard house. II is shame to
the marshal when be starts towards such a
place. Greenwood keeps pace with nearly ev.
cry thing else.
hear that Greenwood will hold an election
soon as to establishing dispensary. Some
OF her best citizens advocate the establishing
Of IL. / guess II they do, that will settle the
blind tiger business here. Greenwood has
been ridiculed and slandered unjustly on this
subject. She has been a dry town for many
years, and 1t is hard for her to make mp her
mind to sanction the sale OF whiskey again.
A dispensary is fine cloak for blind tiger.
Other places besides Green wood, which have
dispensary, have sent parties up to the next
court TO be tried for running blind tiger as
1t IS called. I am opposed TO violating any
law, and do say that we ought to obey the dis
pensary law as long as II is law, but I do say
that believe that the dispensary law has
caused more trouble and bloodshed than any
other law on our statute books.
Rev. M. Dargan, filled his own pulpit last
Sunday morning and night for the first time
since he came among us. He Is fine preach
er, and gave us two good sermons. MS. q.