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GREENWOOD COURT HOUSE.
The Corner Stone Laid With Pomp
and Ceremony-EIoquent Speeches
Treasures In Keeping - Other
GreeuwoOd News.
GREENWOOD, September 18th,

GREENWOOD, september l3Ln, 1891.
The corner stone OF Greenwood's new court
house was laid by the Masonic Fraternity on
last Tuesday. Grand Master, j. T. Barron. OF
Columbia, conducted the exercises, which
were begun by the singing OF Masonic song.
when earth's foundations first were laid.'
Prayer was offered by the Grand Thepeain,
Rev. G. T. Thomas. Of this place, In which
Divine guidance was asked for our people,
that this Temple may ever be temple where
justice is dispensed according to holy writ
thai we might have no lynchings, no muir
ders, no crimes. that we might be free from
the dispensary, the original packages, the
blind tiger~that we might fear God, vote for
the best man, the man who will I'LL an office
with honor-that brother may not 60 TO law
be settled by arbitration-help US to do our
duty. After the close of the prayer the box
was deposited on corner stone. which was
lowered, and put In place. The box con-
!. Mayor and Town Council Of Greenwood.
2. Greenwood Bar.
g. County officers.
4. Greenwood Masonic Lodge.
5. Building Com N issioners.
g. Physicians City Of Green wood.
Z Officers County Board OF Education.
S. Pastors Of Churches.
g. Presidents and officers or Cotton Mills,
10. Superintendent and Teachers Connie
Maxwell Orphanage.
II. Founder OF New counties, hon. ". u.
Freeman.
l2. Orator of the Day, Hon. George john
ston.
IS. Choir.
IA. Ivy and Irbervitea leaves from the
Grave Of Jefferson Davis.
l5. The Greenwood Journal.
IL. Names of Teachers OF Graded School,.
II. Richmond Dispatch Confederate he
IS. Bullets from Chickamauga and Virginia
10. Postmaster at Greenwood. ANN
20. Copy proceedings Grand Lodge, lSs6' sig,
took part in proceedings In laying corner
stone.
After the placing OF the Box and laying Of
the corner stone Grand Master Barron made
speech Of some length on the Masonic Fra
DR.. Maxwell then introduced Mr.. George
occasion by Miss Leona Burke Of Abbeville.
Next and last Hon. George Johnstone, OF
Newberry, was introduced as the orator OF
the day. Everybody knew this celebrated
lawyer, and when his name was called, 1t was
greeted with cheers. He spoke first ofthe
early settlers Of this country, paying trib'
ute to the Indians. Then, In hitting terms
and reared upon Greenwoods soil. He said
. our people had always been an eoucatlonal
people, ann praised the Cokesoury school
and the old school OF Greenwood: Inc ne main nan
self government He paid an eloquent trlo'
ute 70 the township government n OF IN New Engc az
land, and earnestly advocated tlor us. DIE
speech was able and we'll received.
SERIES OF PAINFUL ACCIDENTS.
MIR. Robert Bullard, who lives near town
suffered pain full accident during last Week
while engaged in digging well: ne ne caIgm, ,bg;oh
his fingers under the rope Of windlass Wnlcn
was drawing up quantity Of water, and had
two of them terribly mashed. ne al once
came to Greenwood's surgery, Dr. u. T. Neal
who treated his wounds one nnger was lost'
but the others will be saved.
Willie Bailey, second son OF our toWnsman,
Mr. Joel J. Bailey. fell from tree on last
Tuesday, dislocating his arm and SUFFERING
other injuries. One Of the bones at the point
of Gislocation pushed its way through the
tissues of his arm TO the surface. IL was an
ugly wound when DR.. &. p. Neal was hrst
called to see 1t, but his skill soon maze IL
look better, and II is hoped his arm can be
saved, indeed such result is already as
sured.
went out on last Thursday TO enjoy the day
at hunting. Time passed of very pleasantly
when by some mischance, the gun which III
tie Hal was carrying was discharged, striking
and terribly mangling his left arm. The load
also struck the scarf. which George was
wearing and tore IL into shreds. His father
was notified and soon the little fellow was at
home but not until great quantity OF olooo
had been lost. DR.. q. I. Neal Wassnmmoheo.
and when he examined his arm found-not
onIv that II was terribly torn by the shot, but
thai in addition one of the bones was shot
in two Eager TO save everything that ne
could for the little fellow, he determined that
he would save his arm. 1t was sklllluIy set
and sewed togesher, and dressed. upon iast
examination the Indications were InaI 'he
operations would be successful.