The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
THE NEW COUNTY.
The New Public BuiIdings-The Doc.
tors VI The Teachers The Pretty
YOun. Ladies-Thc Visitors.

Greenwood, ). c., June IL.
The physicians In Greenwood county havt
made a move in the right direction. 1mme
diately upon the formation OF the new coun'
~, q meeting was called for the purpose OF or
ganizing a County Medical Association
which organization was speedily perfected
II has for its object the mutual upbuilding O
it's members, as we'll as the object of seeing
that the profession Ia not imposed upon In
the matter Of unpaid fees. Both OF these are
commendable purposes. Delioeration among
the members Of any body is always condu'
Give TO good results, and 1t should be espe,
cially so In the science OF medicine. On last
Monday a very interesting meeting OF the Or:
ganization was held In the office OF Maxwell
& Neel. Papers were read by Drs. Hughey
Burkhalter and Neel, and their several sub
iects were discussed by the whole body. A
like organization among men occupied IN
other lines would not be a bad idea.
The contract Tor building the County Court
House has been given to Mr.. Porter, of Roam
oke. Va. 1t ia expected that work Will begin
be ready for the first Court in November. The
building will be one OF the handsomest In the
State, and will he in keeping with other
things connected with the new county.
city enjoyed a most pleasant moonlight pic
mic at Yoe's springs on Friday night. 1t was
a genuine straw ride. which In Itself was q
good entertainment.
perintendent White, Prof. w. ?. Mcclellan,
and w. p. Greene, ESQ.,, as the County Board
OF Education for Greenwood county. An ex.
animation will be held at the county seat on
2Jth instant, when all teachers must present
themselves, and apply for certificates.
Miss Anne Dell Barnett has closed with her
music class at Abbeville, and will In a few
lays 90 10 New York to further train her
wood and spend the summer with relatives In
the city. Miss Barnett has many friends and
admirers here, who are delighted at the fact
that she will be among US during the sum-
mer.
On last Wednesday Miss Nellie Screws and
Miss Annie Scruggs said goodbye to their
friends In Greenwood and departed for home,
the former In Alabama, and the other In the
Mountain City. Both OF these young ladies
nave been connected for several years with
Green woods Graded Schools n In the line
of their work they have no superiors. Their
friends will welcome them back in the fall.
Mrs. w. +. Hall, who has been unwell for
some time, at Riley's Hotel, left yesterday to
spend some time at Harris Lithia Springs.
Miss Lille Huckabee, of Lowndesville, has
been visiting friends In the city during the
present week.
Miss Bessie Jones. of Abbeville, daughter Of
Phosphate Commissioner A. w. Jones, will
visit our city In the near future, stopping the
while at the home Of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson.
The erstwhiie peace and quiet of the new
county was broken on last Friday In the sub.
urban town OF "Needmore," when Geo. Earle
tried his pistol on William Watkins. Wat
kins carried TWO SO calibre bullets home with
him. but wss soon relieved OF one of them by
DR.. G. 2. Neel. The other he will be allowed
to carry for some time yet. Neither wound Is
dangerous.
Mrs. Ashley Brice. her mother. Mrs. Cald-
we'll, Mrs. ]. s. Motfatt, and Miss Janette Pat
rick, OF Chester, together with Miss Emma
Miller, of Charlotte, and Miss Ida Johnson, Of
Lesslie's. S. g., passed through town or Satur-
day on their way 10 attend the Due West
commencement.
Miss LOWE Marse is absent from town, be-
Ing on a visit to friends In ~Spartanburg.
take In the commencement exercises there.
Miss Fannie Jay left yesterday for an ex.
tended visit TO friends In Greenville.
Mr.. j. Davis Kerr, OF Abbeville, is visiting
his fathers family of this city.
Prof. Coleman Waller and Mr.. Samuel
Hodges are in Spartanburg attending COM
menceunent.