The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
BUSY GREENWOOD.
Teachers Meet-District Conference
Railroad W~recks-Good Sermon
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Items.
Greenwood July 26.
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.


Greenwood, July 20.
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Greenwood County Teachers Institute
met this morning with sixteen teachers In
attendance. Prof Ell. Hughes and Prot. O,
ID Ms M,as %aI the ;e GTesn lSfs o 9f tsa Wi sss9o,
Normal College are here to conduct the exer.
cises. Nothing more was done at the open.
ing meeting than for the different instructor
pursue during the week. Besides the work
that Is to be done during the day, other In
structive features are included In the pro.
gram. Perhaps the rarest treat OF the meet
Ing for the public will be the address on TO-
morrow evening by DR.. Joynes OF the South
Carolina College.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
The District Con ference Of the Cokesbury
District OF the M. E. church meets In this city
on tomorrow and will be in session for sever.
al days. About sixty delegates in all are e4.
pected. who will be entertained exclusively
by the congregation at this place. Several
ministers Of note will be here, including Rev.
who will preside over the Conference.
AT HARRIS SPRINGS.
A good party Of young people from Green.
SSS,lg attended nn n led, T the Saii , syseins at A Harris
them Miss Florence Riley, Miss Anne Dell
Barnett. Miss Rosa Plowden, Miss Hattie Rey.
nolds, Miss Eta Reynolds, Miss Julia Lee,
Miss Annie Simmons, and Messrs. b. ]. Nc
ahee, VIC. Chaiee and E. G. Rice.
WRECKS.
|. The P. R. & w. G. Road had Its share OF
wrecks during last week. On Friday morn
were standing at the depot, moved off down
the track and ran into an engine which was
getting a supply Of water from a tank about
. mile down the road. A general wreck was
smashed aud the engine badly damaged. On
the same day the passenger train on that road
coming from Augusta was derailed about
twenty miles from that place, and It's engine
either accident, but the treasury Of the road
will be relieved OF some OF Its cash In settling
damages to goods being transported, and re-
pairing cars and engines.
REV. Mr.. BRATToN.
One OF the best sermons we had had the
pleasure OF hearing for some time vas preach
ed In the Episcopal church on last Tuesday
evening by Rev. Mr.. Bratton from the text.
"Render unto Caesar the things that are Cae;
Mr.. Bratton presented In a very able way the
twofold duty resting on man OF living for bis
country and his God.
ENTAIL ASSOCIATION.
Drs T. j. Crymes. Martin. and Russell at
tended the State Dental Association at Har-
ris Springs during last week, and report a
pleasant and profitable meeting. DR.. Russell,
Greenwood's new dentist, appeared before the
State Board for license to practice In this
State and after q satisfactory examination IL
cense was granted him.
VISITORS AND OTHERS.
Mr.. o. Beatty Sherard, OF Spartanburg, was
in the city on last Friday.
Miss Mary Bailey; Of Clinton, Is visiting her
Miss Bessie Jones, the charming daughter
of Phosphate Commissione A. w. Jones. OF
Abbeville, Is spending q few days with the
family Of her uncle, Mr.; Fonert Johnson ~ O
visit 10 their uncle and aunt, MI. and MRS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. B.. Bonner, Of Piedmont,
nave been with Mr.. w. g.. Calhoun's family
for several days.
Miss Loyie Marse was called home during
last week on account OF the extreme illness OF
her mother. Miss LOWE has been on an ex.
tended visit to S%partanburg and other PLACES.
Mr.. Stack house, q young lawyer from Mar
ion. Is In Greenwood inspecting the field with
q view to locating here TO practice bis profes.
sion. During his stay he is With his OLD
achoolmates. Messrs. Samuel Hodges and
Sa "uel McGhee.
Mrs. q. r. Cook is at Harris Springs spend.
Ing q few days.
DR.. L. II. Russell and Mr.. Gerard Hartzoe
went up to Abbeville on Thursday TO see the
base ball team Of that place cross bats With
Spartanburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Hays have. returDe ed tc
Greenwood after an extended visit to rela'
tives and friends In the low country.
DEATH.
Mi. and Mrs. Raborn had the misfortune tc
lose g. little child during last week. 1t dice
from whooping cough.
OTHER NEwS.
Mr.. R. P. Blake has bought a lot on Rey
nolds street, and will In the neal future begir
the erection of q com modious dwelling on 1t
Mr.. w. A. Templeton, Of Abbeville. was or
our streets today.
The Greenwood county Jail has two occu
pants up to date, each being charged with the
crime Of arson in burning a negro church
near Coronaca. Each has employed counsel
and they are resting quietly awaiting Court
except that every morning about i've O'CLOCK
they disturb the peace Of their surroundings
by q morning prayer for Sheriff McCaslar
who arrested them and Squire Austin who
committed them to Jail. 1t is equal to q Nor
mon Elders prayer In q thunder storm, 30 We
are informed by Hon. D. H. Magill.