The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-20
Correspondence of the Times.
News from North Pacolet.

ETA JANE, Dec. 1G.-As indicated in our
last letter, memorial services were held at
Wilson's Chapel last Wednesday. The mani
fest indifference on the part of some Of our
people toward the fate Of tho ex-President
of the Confederate States was in keeping with
that hate, born of disappointment, prejudice
and ignorance, which held him solely accoun-
table for the war and its disastrous results,
as was too plainly exhibited on the funeral
occasion of the illustrious chieftain.
The attendance was not SO large as might
have been expected, but the interest was
none the less manifest. Rev. Nj. Gault
opened the exercises with prayer and read
ing the scriptures, together with singing n
hymn, after which he made some well timed
remarks, and extended an invitation to any
of those present who wished to say anything,
to do so. The invitation was accepted and
several impromptu elogiums were delivered.
Some of the speakers chose to denomnate
the ex-President as the "citiZcn without n
country "thc statesman without nation"
"the commander without an army" but not
the man without n history" nor "thc man
without II people,"
Christmas day will be observed at Abing-
don Creek church, with appropriate S. s.
exercises, to which your correspondent is
requested to extend an invitation to the
public, generally, to attend and take part.
The fine weather we are enjoying, fully
vcri6cs the assertion of the poet, that:
"Deccmbcr's as pleasant as May
Rev, +. G. IIickson preached at Abingdon
creek yesterday. His text was, Genesis; 4 {:
Q, l 10. His discourse was powerful
arrangement of the drunkards and whiskey
sellers and also of our State and National
governments for giving the making and SELL
ing of it legal sanction.
W. loJn fn orkn
ledge n handsome present in the shape of
about bushcl of the finest yam potatoes
we have seen, that were grown in our North
Pacolct soil this year. The kind lady who
so kindly remembers us, is too modest and
good looking to have her name Haunted be-
fore the public, in this connection, and no
doubt wishes us to say nothing about her.
Arrangements have been perfected by
which Rev. r. p. Smith is expected to fill
the pulpit at Salem Presbyterian church
next year. Rev. J. W. Query, who has
served the congregation so long and so faith
fully. in ministerial capacity is too incon-
veniently situated to supply the church
without much labor aud fatigue, rs he lives
congregation regret very much to give him
up; but, as n true christian gentleman, he
carries with him the respect, well wishes and
prayers of his congregation.
With this weeks issue, we close our
journalistic labors with the TIMES for this
year. How much harm or how little good
we have done in our work, we leave n gene
rous public to decide for themselves.
AS We consgn the year 1889 to the eternity
of the past. we wish for the TINES and its
management, a new lease of life and useful
ness, with the longest list of paying subscri-
bcrs for next year it has ever had, and that
the purse of its editor will never he free
from the pangs ofacutc plcthorism.
For our readers who have withheld their
rcathng criticisms of our crude efforts at
journalism, We wish n merry Christmas and
happy New Year. followed by long life of
peace, pleasure happiness, and prosperity.
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