The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
For the TIMES.

Mn. EpIToR.-N"t seeing anything re-
ported in regard to the rr 'gress Of the g.
G. & N. r. X, that is t, run by Fish Dam,
thought wo0lt give little news about
that important enterprise; only you know
il is not in my section, and feel l am in
,ruding en- Fish Dam. The work ofgradiuy
was moving rapidly uutil tho last weeks
rain, which made il very difficult TO work
In that pipe clay laud. The four pillars in
Broad River have been built t3 y height of
twenty feet. The rock Tor them was taken
from a quarry just one hile away whore the
rock in the Shelton bridge. s. U & q. road
came {, ON, but the rock proved too son for
capriug, and they ars now getting the
Gaping from tho o'd nnt rock query. hut
have to haul IL distance OF three AMI
| half miles. The contract for hauling has
been taken by two of our young farmers,
| Messrs. }. NJ. Jetcr, aud s. NJ. Nc Daniel,
who exJ ect to push their work rs fast as
possible. They are securing tho farmers
who arc about through gatheaing crops and
wish to fill up spare lime and mako their
mules pay for their food in hauling.
Mr.. 4. II. Brown, who has contract
several mi'cs West Of here, vas in town
Saturday, and reported good in his section.
The Santuc Division, s. of T., he'd it's
scmi-monihly meeting last Thursday night.
and had very pleasant meeting. despite
the inclemcnt wcethsr Our division has
instituted new feature, i. c. that Of having
subjects Of debate. At our next meo' ing,
Thursday Dec. 9Th, Up IN. we will have
two subjects for debate, viz:
lst. Is IL the duty Of citizens in any par
ticulur community TO advocate S. Of 1. Soci-
/ Inu. inert uauB0 0.SNs~t ana lo,ino
influence in his OF her community by work
ing to suppress the liquor traffic.
There nre several names on the pro.
grammc, in both The affirmative and mega
tive, and members are looking forward T.
that time with interest; rs it will be quite
lively.
MIR. Editor, in my report of the Stat,
Fair, when speaking of the gins, tho Tine
made it to read the pratt carding cotton
gin" when it VAS the "Brott" although it
made very fine sample. I don't thiuk il
could near compare with the Pratt fpr gon-
eral purposes.
appreciate very much your advice to IN;
and will try and profit by it. Rut as time:
arc now, with short crops and no money
ono must need economize, in both time anil
money, almost to the verge OF parsi,nony
And you will not wonder at it, when l tel
you that last Monday there had only beer
600 bales of cotton sold here, against 1900
the corresponding period last year. Wha
10 'uo "Hy, ~ ~ uOt hoVo " Scll
But thanks 10 Him who is the giver Of all
good, corn is good.
If freud Vox's article in the last Times
causes mo TO become iuquisitive 10 find ou
who those ladies were, you must excuse me
for what he said WAS calculated to arouse {
little pleasant conccit in the best Of us.
don't like his saying perhaps he Viii tel
me. would like il to read II will
Rev. G. r. Wileford preached very in
teresling sermon at Salem yesterday, fron
. lst. Peter 3 15.
He ia now going to deliver n series o
elk lectures, one every Wednesday evening
at p. m, nt the church.
Mrs. jenkins nee Miss Loula Thomas, Q
: Charleston, is visiting the family of he
. father DR.. Jno. p. Thomas, Of Santuc. Mrs
jenkins is As bright aud pleasant as ever
and is n welcome visitor ut Santuc. NJ,
, and Mrs. J. W. lIumphrics, of Cross Key.
spent few days with relatives in this towr
last and this week,
Q Miss Tilla Palmer, Of Union. has been o
. visit to Mrs. G. W. Austell.
Mr.. j. ii. McKissick, our excellent Cler
Of Court, was in Santuc yesterday.
Miss Nettie Thomas left here last weei
. 3 for Darlington, to take charge of scho,
u there. She carries with her the best wishe
y Of all in this community, for unboundc
Q success in Nhor chosen profession. E. W.