The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-07-19
Letter From Texas.

BAILEY, Texas, July 5.-Csptain ]. W.
Dunn, died at Bouhan Texas. June 70, 1889,
aged Sc years aud days. He was born in
Union county, South Carolina at or near
wilkinsville, June 18th, 1888, and lived ia
Union until he arrived at manhood when
he removed to Georgia, where he married,
and from there went to California coming back
he settled at Ladonis, Fannin county, in
1869. He was in confederate service, and
was made Captain of q company. He had
the misfortune of losing an arm in battle, at
Mansfield, believe, iu Leuisians. After
the war he returned to this county aud
went to work on q farm, and remained a.
suoh and holding, perhaps, the office Of jus
tice Of peace nntil 1872, when he was elect
ed Sheriff and Tax-collector Of tho county
and removed to Bonham, the county seat
after he had held the office Of Sheriff and
Tsx-Collector for two years, the office was
divided into two, and he was elected Tax
Collector, and held that Office two years.
lie accumulated nice property, estims-
ted at from $40, 900 to $4,000 He was not
an educated man, but n man Of much intel
leotual force, true and loyal to his friends.
He leaves daughter aud two sons to mourn
his death.
In this county in 1888 there were 536
maj riage licenses issued by the county
clerk, and of course there were that many
marriages, and it is certain that 80 mar
riages which had been consummated pre-
vious 10 that time proved infelicitous, for
80 divorces were granted during the year;
and as fsr as my observation goes tho di-
vorce mania seems to be on the increase,
more especially in tho cities and towns.
have been thinking for year or SO that
/ would say something through the TINES to
my people about the great amount OF eggs
,,,t IL tnn IN N N
demand for eggs, they arc selling at or
d cents q dosen, whom sold at all. Last
week some were sold at 4 cents. The price
Of eggs, l am sure, varies more here tn an
| anywhere else. Last winter a year ago,
eggs fell from % to 10 cents per dozen in
Denison and from 20 to l0cts 10 Bonha m, in
one day. bought 100 doz on that decline At
20 cents and realized IL cents per dozen for
same. When eggs are worth % OTIS per
dozen, which is generally tho case in winter,
farmers often bring TO market from two to
fifteen dollars worth, which they barter for
goods. When we have q foreign market for
eggs ]. increases trade wonderfully, for the
traffic in eggs here Is great indeed. They
are shipped from this par: Of the State to
other markets nearly every winter. Messrs
Culers & Henry, Of Sherman, shipped
two and perhaps three oar loa'ls Of egg,
last winter. A little over three years ago
Messrs. w. II. Wilson s. Co., Of Bonhams
shipped car load of eggs to the markets.
The highest price last winter here was 10
cents.
1t is rather too early to speak Of the crops,
except in a general way. The corn crop 10
safe, and il is thought by many the price,
after the present crop is gathered, will be
20 cents per bushel. The weather is uupro.
pitious now for cotton, for nearly week
the plants have been in mud aud water. We
have had entirely too much rain for crops.
J. s. e..