The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-02-15
Kew. FROM NORTH Psoolst.

News from North Pscolst.
ETA JANE, February n.-Mr, Editor,
you seem to "hoot at our method Of pre-
venting cold, by bathing the top Of the
head with cold waters We use il as pre-
ventive, you use it as cure. We are acting
under the advice of man who stands upon
the top round Of his prsfession-medioine
and surgeiy-you are following the whim Of
some "cranky" old woman. For teothache
We would rather risk 6rst-class s'conjuror," ;"
one Of those old fossils Of tho fortune-telliug
stripe for which this county in its halcyon
days was proverbial.
We are sorry that the bridge letting st
Thomsen's mill last Friday turned out 30 In
definitely. The plan and specifications pro-
posed by the county commissioners are good,
and "will make bridge" as Uncle George
Garner, says "for the grandchildren. We
are afraid great many OF the grand.
children will be here in time to build II,
unless our county finances improve in
health.
Az . mere cipher in the community, We
would suggest that the proposed stone pill
lars be substituted with suitable timbsrs
that would support the bridge for IL or Is
years, and that is as long Is the bridge will
stand anyway, unless it is covered. By that
time We hspe the county will be able to
build more permanent structure. As .
matter Of economy NO hope tho county COM
missioners will take our suggestion for VIII at
it is worth.
The prospects now are that we will lose
one Of our best citizens in the person of
Mr.. G. W. Whissnsnt, Of Wilkiusvills. He
has bought some building lots at nicory
Grove and will perhaps remove there some
time this year, our community has but few
such people to lose as Calvin.
Mrs Vox's bealing finger has turned
out to be q felon. She's not the first poor
woman in this county who had to put up
with "felon."
Mrs. Hon. A. A. Sarratt Of Skull Shoals,
has the largest hen egg We have ever seen.
It's longitudinal circumference is 8 inches
lstitudinslly it measures inches in cir
eumference. We want Messrs Lem
Brown and John Estes to see it. Mrs 8. is
satisfied that 1t is q hens egg, and when
Mrs. Pacolette Sarratt says anything it's 90.
Our farmers have done moro plowing
than they have this early in tho season in
ten years. Go it boys. That's the way We
got our art,-but it was down hill.
The answer to our sum Of two weeks ago
10: A makes l0S steps and B. makes 72
steps.
A correspondent sends US the following
for this weeks issue:
.'If past midnight is l 1-5 hours moro
than 3-5 Of time to midnight, what is the
time Of dayi" Boys tryit.
Service on mail route from Yorkville to
this place has been curtailed, emitting York
vile and Rebinia. 1t will start from Hick-
ory Grove after the 25th inst. Vox.
Not at all, Vox, we never tried your
"top dressing" for o cold; but we have
practicsd it for many years, as q preventive
for tsothaohe, and have recommended the
practice to others, and in but few instances
have we knswn it to fail. We are over 73
years old and, if possible have wet the top
Of our head thoroughly every me.nirs, and
never had the toothashe, to hurt much, bu,
twice, that we rembember; and one Of those
times We had neglected to do so for nearly
q week. Our old friend Col. r. ]. Gage
once told US that he honestly believed the
practice prevented toothache with him. Mr..
Mcdowell, Of A.hevIlle was great sufferer
frem toothsche until We told him Of our
preventive. He tried it and sons years after
he told US he had not had the too,hachs
since. There's no whim about it. Den t
dscry cranky old women As you call thon;
they are often the best doctors in fa amily
sickn EDITOR.