The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
GETS THE BEST.
Greenwood Has an Eye for Business
ana Always Takes the Choicest OF
Everything.

Everything.
Greenwood, s. c., May 18th, 1891.
Mr. Editor Press and Banner:-l see from
YOUR issue OF this week several good things
as usual. The one that struck me more iorcl,
Bile than any other, was the one that referred
to the Greenwood man going To AbbeVille
after his ice cream, and ordering seVeral
quarts sent TO Greenwood. Yes, bet every
word of IL Is true, that Is just like Green
wood man will do. They know a good thing
when they see IT., and they will have the best
that the country has, even If they have 10 60
to Abbeville after II.
only good thing that Abbeville had last week
that Greenwood wanted and got MIN 100.
Another Green wood man visited your city
last week, and looking over your city ne saw
something, that so far surpassed your Ice
cream that comparison can't Ge made, and
like the fellow hunting ice cream-knowing a
good .hng when he say II bae ne lust iooG GREEN M M
wood first of June. The last man refer 10
was our live Mayor ID: G; DuPrr; He came
across your policeman VIII MCMILLAN, anu as
soon as he laid his eyes upon him, he SAID
there is the very man Greepw wood wants, and
must have, and before he left Aboeyille, ike
the ice cream fellow, he arranged 10 nave NC
MILAN move 10 Greenwood. 80 you see 40
beville has lost her best man on the police
force Yes, we now have your best young
lawyer, dentist printer, two OF your butchers,
and will soon have your best policeman.
we have an eye on your Dest ra Doc,o saHins Hiso
"Watch Tom Mackey." Well, 1t Will
soon be in Abbevllle a saying. Watch
Greenwood, ,""keep On eye on Greenwood"
Mr.. Editor, we have Just began housekeep-
ing and OF course we have not got much fur
nilure In our house yet, (and no road scrapers
in The LOTT but you just walt for year or 80
and then take peep In. We Will be rlggeo
up. including mules and scrapers. Yes, we
have gor the money and pluck, and we intend
TO have the best of every thing. We will not
only take your ice cream, but the best OF any
thing else Abbeville has got. Why we would
have moved Gen. Il. X. Hemphill and the
Medium down-but the Constitution kept US
from getting Long Cane. and the General, we
were fearful, would not have liked TO have
com Q and LETT Long Cane.
Did not tell you In my last letter that we
would have Troy-she says 6S TO o, she Is with
US. Now, tell you we are going to have
Donnalds. keep your eye on Greenwood
Honea Path Will never get Donpalds-she Is
ours If you ever get good thing In Abbe.
VILE you had better keep quiet about It, or
we will have 1t from you.
would pen you few more lines, but those
half a dozen trains out there at the three
depots. keep up such racket, shifting, puff
ing, blowing. | can't hear myself write coed,
anu will have TO give up this time; II l can
catch quiet day or night, will drop you D.
few more lines, but In the mean time keep
your eye on Greenwood. Johnnie Red.
p. .S.-Did you see the picture OF our new
Court House In the Greenwood Journal. with
the big tower and the town clock In II. When
the clock gets ready TO strike, will try and
get the trains TO keep quiet, and let you hear
how sweet the tone Is. j. II.