The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-12-06
corres9,- denee Union Times.
News from Korth Pacolet.

week, nothing is more Interesting Than al
account Of our Thanksgiving service a
Salem on Thursday 18th, inst. NCtwith-
standing .he iuelement weather which had
deprived many Of our friends from t,kin-
pnrt with us l., tbs proceedings. ny 1890
o'c'o:k a. NJ, tuegjss. wagons and carriages
brgsn to damp their precuus freght upon
the church grounds, Until a large erowl had
gathered.
as-st. r '-sss' ses sssrss "ssse S,sr tho pulpit
WELCOME! r. d. O. COP is OUR REFUGE. 1899
Eve y'htng like superauity was con-
spicuously absent in the work.
At precisely IL o'clock j. Strain
called the house to order and explained
he object of tn, meeting. He then read
part of the second chapter Of Joel, after
which Rev. s. ID. +. Gault led in prayer.
The ch. ir then sung:
.Havc you been TO Jesus for the cleansing
power?
Are you wnshed in the blood of the
!.amb?"
Rev. Mr. Gault then addressed the audi.
encc in his plain practical style OF reas n
ing, telling us the many reasons why
VIC ought to be thankful, and reminded
his hearers that this was National
sabbath: One which we as people
dill not properly appreciate. Our nation
WAS ut Ieace With every other nation
on the globe. Oar fields ha produced eX
uberaut crops. No fatal epdenicss ha |
sccurged our nation and peop'e this year.
The storms and n ,ods of former years had
been withheld md Col iu his infinite wis
dom and justice hui shown his mercy TO us
! in thousands of wAys.
The congrvga ION theu sung:
| 81 know love thee better, Lord,
Than any a'thly JOY"
J. l.. Straiu ani =. =. Wcbbo:, each ad-
| dressed the audience on the moment'uS
work of giving thauks I" Almighty God for
| His mere cs and assured their hearers that
n, rcoplc under the 'un had any more t"
be thankful for than we of America.
The congrcgat'" on then sung:
Come thou funi o: every blessing,
Tune my heat to sing tiny praise. etc. &C.
After prayer by {. ". WhiSouant an in
tcrmssion was TAKEN aud n sumptuous
feast Of good things wns spr al TO which all
did ample justice. The Sinner III every re-
spect was in keeping with thcss our North
Pacolet ladies on such occasion, which t'r its
! rnyalty can better be imagined than de
| scribed.
After dinner the pro ceilings were &c
sumeL, nnd jas. ii. Osmuct. AMI c. w
Whisonant addressed the audience. The
proceedings throughout were intcrspcrScJ
with splendid muse, and the whole aitu>
was n grand success.
To the visiting yJang ladies nrd Scntc-
men too much c!it can't be given, for the
success of the rccasion Fur intelligence
md beauty our North Pacolct girs vii
compare favnrnhy with any community
For our Thanksgiving d;nnc- we arc N
dcbted to Mrs. T.. \. L,tspci;h, OF Sum.
Sil for fat 2,
shadow Wi! never he :es'.
Mrs. F. Il. Bridges, of Lawn, has p!ac.'
Mt our disposal three hcets whose aggrcgt'
weights arc ~ b.. VINO ever beats tbs
bects will boat the biggest iceiS we eve
had thank you Mis- B
Our good friend. Mr. J. II l.. Wocd, q
As5ury =. O. has our thanks for MANN I'll
turnip. 1t weighed - lbs without the top
Mrs. Vcx weighed it anl also til. bee!
OF Mrs Il. and it viii De iio 10 di>put
her word. We woull he gal - know hos
you raise such large turni;s, W: whist kim
Of seed you COW; what time, how ynu nrenar'
your land, aud wha, nlrL. 4fnns4 II
I YES IN The matter &c, etc
Mr.. L ijah Parker nieI ~ his home nra,
Gatfney City ~ S,tnr,iay, in The S'ii
year of his ageF lie @ns buried Mt Salem
yc.terlny. Prof Il. O. Sans, of Gaitnp,
CITY Male and Fem lie Semnry crnduc'cu
the funeral services AT the grove.
Rev. Mr.. Query viii preach at 5 .!cm mex
Sabbath Dec IoicHf")
We have n yet received no answers t
our boat question, q! two weeks agr. Ca
answer is: I-ScrcgM of an hour, tor u >
ruutesl are required for the man to row
III les down stream.
u mt be restless, friend L. w. j., we wil
tc you al the prapcr time
Oar friend S. + Estes reports Somcthiu
new in the way of pcmming fattcning hog
lie tells us that Rev. Mr.. Burgess, who live
on the Trough Sho Is read. has Il hog tia
will weigh perhaps 200 HIS, that is StatIonc
on platform about three feet high mad
of about three slabs. Not Il rail or anythn
of the kind was around his hoeShip to kcc
him in place, and he don't pretend to get oil
ofthc pen. y grateful public votes thank
to Rev. Mr.. Burgess for this ccon"mica
plan Of pcnning, or rather plattormimg in'
tcning.hogs. NoN.
The Editor thinks there is one draw
back to Mr.. Burgess. pen: 1t will be :
easy To see and lift the hog from the plat
form while the owner is sound asleep.