The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-12-19
Jonesyille Items.

whlch we nave eSperiIhced Ior long 'time Wis
tied us on Saturday night last, and was accom-
panied by thunder and lightning. Small creeks
suddenly filed up and the roads are terri
bic. either for foct travellers wagons.
As thes.hoilays are fast approaching and
wishing to sec the sights about town we dropped
into j. III. Ltleohn Co.'S. store to see the fl <
ings. Here we found the store filed up with 4
all kinds Of goods, and it looked TO us rs if any
one could be supplied with anything from q pa
per OF pins 10 I'm elephant. The Captain and
his assistants Were busy attenaiassse kheie-4z.
customers that We concluded he would eitLer
have to diminish his stock or get more assist
ance, as the customers kept passing in aud out,
somewhat on the style of a big city Cnptain,s.s
Lindsey informed ME that he was selling SO ass ~
to compete with both Spurtanburg and Unioilxsz
prices. After the gcntlemanly Doc. Smith laiT
stored away some goodies in our pockets We
crossed the street t. General B. B. Fos,erlss
store. Here we found that his line consls
| Groceries entirely lie informed us that nc wGs2<k'
only going to deal in that line hereafter AL l'nfa
| ter examining his stock we transferred o aurSk:
poreal dimensions to J. L. McWhirter { cy's
store. Here we expected to find neu '.s s.
Mac. was out, but his assistant, Ir. M ,,sst sss
informed us that business was ,goodLp SsEss .,
do and expecting new goods for CD E4ss
| shortly
Crossing the railroad to South Joncs "a, "a,
entered Geo. W. Bonner s. Bros. store 'NA,l
the Postoflce is kept. Mr.. Bonner has st S'%
| turned from Charleston where lie has b G.. pur-
chasing n full stock for Christmas. lie told us
he intends to keep full stock of everything
and will have his goods up shortly. c.. sing !,
the sfreet-we believe it is called Main Strcet---l
| we entered the store of W. w. Scott the centle-S
manly and efficient Depot Agent. His line is $
Groceries and Hardware. Major Scott informed
us that the shipments of cotton for this year from
Jonesvlle f" short between two and 3O0s bkiss =
| as compared with last year. tkSsa
| On the whole Joncsvillc is increasing in build
ings. 1t has Stores, 3 Bar ROOMS and / Sh6c \.
Shop, and VIC noticed two new buildipass in .
course of construction. We SsfHls6, fwS I
| churches and one school-housc, The school was
| kept this year by that accomplished lady Miss b
l.. e. Bailey of your town, and it is currently
| reported that she will open it fer the coming
year. If the report is true, she will BE- glaaIy
welcomed by hei past patrons, her rcputation =
as n teacher stands very high in Jones ifa and
vicinity.
| We noticed an advertisement postcr 81, ;he
Postoitcc door informing the public ."eral'y
| that hot dinner was to be given at til ..,o,jgt
church, Dec. % Mt o'clock. Wesan y vi sh
it success and also hope that our fri, gro ~
Union will be present. We have NJ, = yel
learned the full programme, but mazda. Gumor
says Christmas Tree for the young f; /, in
preparation. MORE NON
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WORK OF THE LEGlsLATuRE.-In a, .ti.,, 10
| several local Acts which are of no gene ...,.,r-
act hn Gall I,,,n
islature and approved by the Governor -
An act to amend &C, to incorp, s.r the
| Pharmaceutical Association of the Stat, d.. .:rrlh
| Carolina.
An act to prevent and punish the int .,.,arry-
| ing Of races.
| An act to require the executive Office, .r the
State and the superintendcnts of pubig inStitu-
tions to hand in their reports TO Ike State Erin-3
ter before tl.s 2nih ,lny nf N,ysr,l.L5,
each year hereafter ~ ~ y
An act to authorize Shcriffs TO appoir,- ,Seeinl
| deputies without hGnpprova of Giro 2, Judge.
An act to enforce the use Of u unifor,u series
oil text books III the free public sclroo, # his
| State.
An act To charter the Iutcr- State Nol 4 Cola
| egc at Grcenyilc, South Carolina
An act to prohibit the sale Of spirits or LIQUOR
in The town of Greer. in Grccnvillc Comfy, and
within two miles Of the corporate limits thereof
An Act to amend Title i. Chapter - Sec
ton Is, of the revised statutes, regula,ilr lam
ages in case of eviction.
An act to incorporate the town of { in-
chor in Spartanburg County.
An act to amend an act entitled %. a.: to )
regulate the issuing of checks to labor Pc. ON
plantations elsewhere"
An act to amend an act entitled " ..' TO
further reduce the number and rcgula md, ,4y
OF othcers attaches, clerks and labor ,ac
General Assembly, and to provide the .rcg
clccting, appointing and paying the . n2-
proved June oh 1877, 80 far as rela, o., ;,s
pay Of doorkccpcrs
An act to repeal the 2lst Section of pei en-
titled "An act to incorporate the acvc ST. 3cie-,
ties and for other purposes therein me 10. 60. - -
passed the 18th day Of December, AM, Unn!ut .
1917. ~
An act to amend an act entitled W act to
punish persons for the removal or sccr. d. per
sonal property levied upon 6y the ,.,.Ir' VI
other officers, being act No. 4OI,' app ..c; 90
vembcr l9th, 1913.
GRAND LODGE A.. F.. M...-Ata r...,,.p n
the Grand Lodge Of Ancient Free i.. IS in
charleston last week the following off ,e we're
elected to serve the ensuing year.
VI. ". Bro a. 7. Smythc, Grand Master
Ii. W. Bro. James +. lzlar, Dcpu G. and
Master
Il. W. Bro. J. d. Kennedy Semi Grand
Warden.
r.. ". Bro. W. W. Humphreys Jur ,, Grand
Warden.
X. W. and Rev. Bro. John Kcrsha Grand
Chaplain.
H. W. Bro John \. Honour, Grand ..... ,rgr
IL. W. Bro. Charles lnglcsby, Gi cI.-
tary.
"; Bro K. F. bivvcr and W. Bro .. c.