The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-14
IN GREENWOOD'S GATES.
Rushing Cotton and Kicking Mules
&aIuda's Deep WcIis-A city in the

| SaludaS DePp NF1iS-N Wy in tHc
Forest.
Green wnoi, s. c.. October II, 1896.
| Saturday afternoon the town was SO crowd.
ed with horses aud ,ehlckles, that hitrhing
| rOom was very crowded. Mark walker
| col ,red had the misfortune to loose good
! horse hy another horse kicking II while bitch
ed To the rack. One leg was so badly broken,
! that IL was necessary 10 shoot the horse.
BY oversight last week. omitted TO men,
| tion the picnic and barbecue at Long Cane
church October LIST. II was one Of the most
pleasant occasions | have ever attended.
The dinner was simply fine. Everything WIS
SO pleasant and agreeable. The occasion was
gotten up for the pGrpose of improving aud
Uea,uti ifyi ing Long Cane Cemetury. The pro-
ceeds amounted to 30 odd dollars. The ladies
have the Cemetafy in charge and they pro
pose To improve and beautify IL by having IL
cleaned oil and put nice new fence around
it. | wish to say in this connection l have
never seen such big and nice dinner and
large saucers OF cream given for so small an
amount as they charged on this occasion. l
wish them great success.
| visited last week the county seal OF
Sa!uda County. Tine first story OF the Conrl
House Is up ready for the jOlst iitnoerS, Inc
walls of the jail is about five feet hlgh. botn
buildings are very smatl, compared with
those of Abbevilie. The roads In Snluua
County. are the worst have lraSeieu lniS
year. Tue location OF the Cuur' HouSe to"h
is on hill in the thick woods which Is being
cleared. The surface of the around IS iltterly
covered with white Hint rocks. 4 Dau piace
in time ofa row. Two stores are In operation
A livery stable is about completed whlcn j.
large enough for a town the size OF AboeVlllc
or Green wood. Red Bank Baptist church Is
about 100 yards from the Conrt HOUSE. Inc
public well IN front OF The Court House has
been dug. Tney had TO go through slate and
flint rock from top to bottom. All the wells
in this town will ue the same way, II so II
will cost something to dig a well in Saluda.
We miss East Ends letters in the Press and
Banner. am sorry he has quit writing fol
the Press and Banner.
Oar town was surprised 10 near one daS
last week OF the marriage of Miss Lula Nick
Ter. She was visiting in Williamson aud The
happy event took place while there. She
married u Mr.. Barr Of Ridge Springs:
We haa quite cool winds last Thursday.
Friday and saturday. OvercoatS were not
out OF place.
Mrs. Heard OF Mount Carmel were with
Miss Lou Bullock yesterday and worshiped
at the Methodist church.
Mrs Denie Perrnan of Bordeau, daughter
OF our Major j. l.. Carr, has been visiting her
parents here Tor some time. We are glad she
mas recovered from severe spell OF fever.
Mrs. Il. r.. StuckhUuse from Johnston, and
riss Gardner OF Aiken were in Green wood
Two days last week shopping.
Fire was dr covered one day last week al
Ninety-SIX, III the center of two bales OF cot
ION. The press hands must have dropped d
cigaret stump III it while pack ing. Such
careessness Is almost Grim nal. No smoak-
Ing should be allowed around gin house.
Almost zig fire at 2. r. 4 w. Z. Depot.
Last Saturday morning about O'Clock, hre
pers and other rubbish. Not much damage
done except the loss of some papers. Persons
who were at the II; e say that in ten minutes
more they could not have saved the depot.
Mr.. w. K. Mckinney IL always on the alert
and makes good night watchm9n.
hear that lne Southern Railroad com pany
has bought the =. 4. l.. Boad. don't know
this 10 be u fact, IL Is rumor. NJ. ). u.