The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-15
Correspondence Of Union Times.
News From North Pacolet.

Eta JANE. Nov. li.-Nothng affords n
county newspaper correspondent more pleas
urc than to sec the several interests of his
section properly set forth in printers ink.
Whenever he fails To have that pride he has
outlivcd his usefulness as n journalist. We
do not mean hy this to convey the idea that
that truth ought To he compromised with
falschood. Anything, whether it affects in
diviluals or the community ut large, should
be stated upon the unyicl'ling foundation of
truth, and truth alone.
Unintcntional injuries are wrought upon
communities by 'gassing' correspondents,
who want I" hrng on their crops, etc. These
statements work their way into commercial
channels, and the result is, the hard working
man is deprived of his legitimate rights
when his product IL put upon the market.
Two months ago we were satisfied that we
would make fair average cotton crop in
this section. The carly and severe frost has
materially changed the prospects, and now
good farmers and close observers fail to see
how more than thrcc-fnurths of crop of
cotton can he gathered this year.
Mr.. \. W. Lotspcich, of Sunny Side, has
the hest average crop We know of. lie has
gathered fourteen bales from nineteen acres
lie ploughcd this cotton six times, and il
never waited minute for work when it
needed it. Mr. Lotspcich is Tcnncssecan
by birth and education, and has had but n
few years experience in raising cotton; but
the system he has adopted, if accompanied
by fair prices, will prove remuncrativc.
The congregation mt Salem yesterday was
disappointed ny Rev. J. W. Query, the min
lister who has so faithfully and acceptably
served them for the last two years, falling
To- cone. His unexplained absence was n
determined the meeting snuum 'IhsG. brethren
urc altogether, but formed it into a prayer
meeting. conducted by Mr.. J. L. Strain, who
read the 18th Psalm, and was joined by c,
c. Roberts. }. B. T. Scott, G. w. Whisonant
and \. \. Ice. who took part in the meeting,
and thus an hour was pleasantly and, we
trust proftably spent. a collection was
then taken up for Foreign missions and
Sl.O2 realized
One healthfnl sign for the future of our
county il the zeal with which many of our
young people do their work III rhc Sabbath
SCh00I, ms well as toward evan gclizing the
world.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamlet Crockcr, of Asbury.
we regret To learn, lost their child last week
under painful circumstances IL was one of
those desperate cases of Group that does its
work almost in an instant. They have our
Sympath'cs in their sore trial
MIR. T. J. Hughes is lying in a critical
''"'''''"'' h'i'' HAS "ceh 80 Tor several days,
with something like brain affection Mrs.
Hughes, his wife. still fingers with the can
Ger on her breast.
Mrs. Hon. \. y. Sarratt. has our thanks
for sample of her flat dutch" turnps
which in both quantity and quality are fine.
What she don't know about houscwifcry isn't
worth Knowing. Her whole life is devoted
to making her home pleasant and attractive.
and casting the sunshine of happiness over
the community in which she lives
S26, were divided among n numbcr of
boys. as follows: J of them got 81 each. the
rest 80 apiece. except two. who received
only - apiece. How many boys were there?
The answer is boys; but how is the sum
done" Vox